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