Hey 280, is that Al Sieber guy from Montana too, like you?
Thirty-three Texans won the Medal of Honor in WWII—twenty-five in the army or air force and eight in the navy or marines.
One of these, Lt. Audie L. Murphyqv of Farmersville, was the most highly decorated American in the war.
Commander Samuel D. Dealeyqv of Dallas, another Texas recipient of the Medal of Honor, was the most highly decorated man in the United States Navy.
More than 150 generals and twelve admirals were either natives or residents of Texas.
Dwight D. Eisenhower,qv the supreme Allied commander in Europe, was born in Denison, TX and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston when the war began.
Chester W. Nimitz,qv appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet after the Pearl Harbor disaster, was a Fredericksburg, TX native and descendant of a pioneer Texas German family.
William Simpson, commanding general of the Ninth Army, which fought its way across France and Germany under Eisenhower's command, was the son of a Confederate veteran and a native of Weatherford, TX.
Jonathan M. Wainwright,qv who surrendered American forces at Corregidor after Douglas MacArthur's departure to Australia, was a native of Washington but spent much of his military career stationed in Texas and made his home in Texas after the war.
Walter Krueger,qv a native of Germany who became commanding general of the Sixth Army, which served under MacArthur in the liberation of the Philippines, considered San Antonio, TX his home.
Commerce native Claire L. Chennault,qv former high school teacher and fighter pilot, organized the American Volunteer Group, the legendary Flying Tigers, which fought with the Chinese against the Japanese. He was recalled to active duty when the United States entered the war, and commanded Army Air Forces in China.
Oveta Culp Hobby,qv wife of former Texas governor William P. Hobby,qv was appointed to develop and command the Women's Army Corps.
I think it was Gen. Patton who said something like, give me an army of West Point graduates and I'll win the battle, give me a handfull of Texas Aggies and I'll win the war. The Texas Aggie's had more WWII officers than all the academy's combined I think I read somewhere.