"Circa January 8, 1949, Audie Murphy and his first wife, actress Wanda Hendrix, were photographed outside Christ Memorial Unity Church in Los Angeles, California, moments after exchanging vows in a modest yet widely publicized ceremony. Murphy, then 24, was not only America’s most decorated World War II soldier—with honors including the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, and Silver Star—but also a rising Hollywood actor following his debut in Beyond Glory (1948). Hendrix, a talented ac