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German forces invade Poland September 1, 1939 and Great Britan and France declare war on Germany...WWII has begun
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Texan Doris Miller, a sailor in the US Navy, aboard the USS West Virginia helped his wounded captian to safety after a Japanese bomb exploded on deck. He was one of thousands of sailors who experienced the day that will go down in infamy...the start of WWII for the US against Japan.
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Admiral Chester Nimitz from Fredricksburg commanded the US fleet in the Pacific
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VJ DayIn December of 1942 he was appointed Supreme Allied Commander.
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Appointed Supreme Allied Commander in December 1944.
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Murphy was born in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas,[2][9] to Emmett Berry Murphy and Josie Bell Killian who were of Irish descent,[9][10] poor sharecroppers,[5][9] and grew up on farms between Farmersville and Greenville, as well as near Celeste, Texas.[2] Murphy was the sixth of twelve children, Audie Murphy received 33 US medals, plus five medals from France and one from Belgium.[1][6] It has been said that he received every US medal available at the time; 5 of them awarded more than once.
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The Little ColonelOveta Culp Hobby was born in Killeen, Texas in 1905. When WWII began, she organized the Women's Auxillary Army Corps and became it's first commander in 1942.
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WWII Ends - VJ Day 8-15-1945
WWII European campaign ends with armistice between Allied and Axis Countries. Japan does not formally surrender until September 2, 1945. -
Japan SurrendersThe surrender of Japan brought hostilities in World War II to a close. The surrender ceremony was held on September 2 aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri, at which officials from the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, ending World War II.
