“Murphy went to elementary school while growing up around Farmersville, Greenville and Celeste finally dropping out of school in fifth grade. He got a cotton picking job to support his family”
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/audie-murphy-3650.php“Audie grew on farms in the area and attended school in Celeste. His education was cut short in 1936 when his father abandoned the family. Left with only a fifth-grade education, Murphy began working on local farms as a laborer to help support his family.”
https://www.thoughtco.com/first-lieutenant-audie-murphy-2360163“Murphy left school in fifth grade to pick cotton and find other work to help support his family”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy
