Texas Heroes in WWII

About the Book

Texas Heroes in WWII by Jeannie Morrison Walton tells the story of five famous Texans. General Eisenhower, Admiral Nimitz, Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, Petty Officer Doris (Dorie) Miller, Sergent Marcario Garcia, and Major Audie Murphy helped the United States of America and the Allied Powers to win World War II.

About the Author

Author Jeannie Morrison Walton is pictured in a field of Texas Bluebonnets. She is a retired Texas teacher who has taught in Alief, Houston, Coldspring, Huntsville, and Dallas, Texas. It was while she was teaching that she first noticed that many of the leaders in WWII were Texas born. Jeannie first visited the Japanese Peace Garden, next to Fredericksburg’s Nimitz Steamboat Hotel, in 1979. She is currently a member of the Admiral Nimitz’s Society, Dallas Historical Society, and was named the “Volunteer of the Year” for the Texas Hall of State in Fair Park She has two children and five grandchildren who all live in Texas. Although retired from teaching, she remains active in Girl Scouts, traveling, dancing, and the arts. Her other books include The Little Lemur, a Fable of Pride and The King’s Nose, an Ecological Fairy Tale . She can be contacted at jeanniemorrisontoday@gmail.com.