Famous Texans

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  1. 2. This famous Texan was accepted to University of Texas Medical Branch, which only allowed one Mexican-American each year
  2. 8. President Franklin Roosevelt needed a strong leader to calm the ranks in lead this fleet
  3. 12. Due to Major Garcia bravery and actions in battle, he was awarded many of these
  4. 13. Eisenhower planned the largest ____________ attach ever attempted, including ove 6,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft and 155,000 troops
  5. 14. During President Eisenhower's presidency, Oveta Hobby served as the _____________ secretary of the new Department of Health, Education and Welfare
  6. 15. This famous Texan played an important role in World War II as the leader who developed the plan to overtake the Japanese in the Pacific
  7. 17. This famous Texan became the first African American sailor to be awarded the Navy Cross
  8. 18. This famous Texan was appointed as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in World War II
  9. 20. Audie Murphy earned awards for his skill as this role during basic training
  10. 21. Oveta Culp Hobby was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Service Medal as this ranking in the Army
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  1. 1. Using his leadership skills, organizational abilities and humility, Dwight D. Eisenhower would become the most powerful person in the United States
  2. 3. This famous Texan became the most decorated soldier of World War II
  3. 4. Eisenhower was the leader of ALL the Allied forces. He was the commander of the American forces as well as _____ other countries
  4. 5. To deal with jobs left undone due to shortages of men during the war, Hobby became the director of this program.
  5. 6. An aircraft carrier was name after Doris (Dorie) Miller in _________ 2020
  6. 7. This famous Texan would become the War Department's Women's Interest Section during World War II
  7. 9. In 1984, Garcia was awarded the American Medal of Freedom for ____________ & activism
  8. 10. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a commander training tank crews in San Antonio at this fort.
  9. 11. Hector Garcia left the army in this high ranking position
  10. 16. Chester Nimitz signed as the U.S. _____________________ when Japan formally surrendered to the U.S. in September of 1945
  11. 19. Nimitz decided this strategy would be best to stop the Japanese from expanding.