Texas Aggie Medals of Honor : seven heroes of World War II / James R. Woodall ; with a foreword by James F. Hollingsworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodall, James R., 1929-

Series:

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 132.

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Texas A & M University--Students--Biography.

Texas A & M University.

Medal of Honor--Biography.

Medal of Honor.

World War, 1939-1945--Medals.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Biography.

Heroes--Awards.

Heroes.

Heroes--Texas--Biography.

United States--Armed Forces--Biography.

United States.

Texas--Biography.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Seven heroes of World War II

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every Medal of Honor represents a story of gallantry, courage, and sacrifice. Conceived in the early 1860s, the Medal of Honor, awarded "in the name of the Congress of the United States," has been presented to more than 3,000 members of the United States armed forces. Seven of the 464 Medals of Honor awarded during World War II went to Texas Aggies. Author James R. Woodall, a 1950 graduate of Texas A&M University and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, carried out a dedicated search of archives, family collections, and scores of other resources to gather, for the first time, the complete stories of these seven courageous men. Texas Aggie Medals of Honor will undoubtedly be of great interest to former students of Texas A&M University, members of the Corps of Cadets, and others associated with the university and its distinguished tradition of military training and service. But the book will also hold great appeal, in the words of one advance reader, "to those interested in the nation's highest award for valor and the individual stories of ordinary men who did extraordinary things when confronted by life-threatening situations in combat." " . . . a fast moving narrative of short, thoughtful portraits of the lives of seven World War II Texas Aggie Medal of Honor recipients. . . has meaning for readers both inside and outside the Texas Aggie Nation, and they will certainly grasp Woodall's admiration for these seven men and appreciate his tenacious research into their histories."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Search for the Texas Aggie Medalsof Honor""; ""2 History of the Medal of Honor""; ""3 Lloyd Herbert Hughes Jr.""; ""4 Thomas Weldon Fowler sr.""; ""5 George Dennis Keathley""; ""6 Horace Seaver Carswell Jr.""; ""7 Turney White Leonard""; ""8 Eli Lamar Whiteley""; ""9 William George Harrell""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""Appendix E""; ""Appendix F""; ""Appendix G""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-253-7

OCLC:

774384455