That movie was also the first example of hollywood having to tone down the true story because it was too unbelievable.

Related, I recently watched "the pacific" and they do a really good job of displaying John Basilone's actions on Guadalcanal both from his perspective and the perspective of all the guys whose after action reports are what made them give him the medal.

He's just focused on getting shit done and everyone else gives him at least one "what the fuck?" Look while he's doing something insane

I would like to add that he won a court case filed against him for atempted murder after beating an abusive asshole within an inch of his life? How you may ask? He showed up to court in full dress uniform, medals and all. His defense was to simply state that he was Audie Murphy, and that if he had tried to murder a man, that man would be dead.

There's a reason why he's basically Sabaton's patron saint. The guy is the war hero to end all war heroes.

Notably in the movie, his famous action with the machine gun on the burning tank lasts a few minutes. He was actually manning the gun for over an hour despite a gunshot wound to the leg.

One of the lesser told details that I always liked about the dude. Even though he had money trouble through the later part of his life he always refused to do ads for alcohol and tobacco because he believed that children and teens looked up to him and didn't want to set a bad example.