Question: Facts: - placeofburial coordinates: 36.69780 -85.13170 inline , title - placeofburial label: memorial hill cemetery , albany - battles: world war ii - death date: 05 november 1998 - rank: first lieutenant - awards: distinguished heart -lrb- 7 -rrb- croix de guerre -lrb- france -rrb- service cross silver star -lrb- 4 -rrb- purple - birth date: 02 june 1919 - serviceyears: 1941 -- 1945 - name: garlin murl conner - branch: 25px united states army - death place: albany , kentucky - birth place: clinton county , kentucky Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of garlin murl conner .
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garlin murl conner -lrb- june 2 , 1919 -- november 5 , 1998 -rrb- was a soldier in the u.s. army during the second world war .assigned to the 3rd infantry division and serving in north africa and europe , he has been labeled the '' second most decorated soldier '' after audie murphy .although recommended for a posthumous medal of honor for his actions in houssen , france , the awarding of the medal was denied by a u.s. district judge on a technicality .