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  1. Jan 5, 2022 · By the end of the war 750,000 Texans, including 12,000 women, served in the armed forces. The majority were in the Army and the Army Air Force, but nearly one-fourth served in the navy, marines, or the coast guard. During the war 22,022 Texans were killed or died of wounds. One-third of these fatalities were in the navy, marines, or coast guard ...

  2. and dynamic Texas. More than 750,000 Texans served in uniform during World War II, including more than 20,000 women. Texas was home to the only all-women military base in the United States: Avenger Field in Sweetwater, training base for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). ★ ★ ★ 3 Today, generations after the end of World War II,

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  4. Because of World War II, the face of Texas changed forever. The Texas in World War II Initiative. The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Texas in World War II initiative was a multi-year statewide effort to honor the role of Texas during the Second World War.

  5. Sep 8, 2016 · In all, it is estimated that the United States held between 400,000 and 500,000 prisoners with roughly 20% of them held in Texas camps. The Geneva Convention provided that prisoners be moved to areas that were close to the climate where they were captured. Accordingly, many of Texas’ prisoners of war were German prisoners who surrendered in ...

  6. Apr 20, 2018 · Five Texas Heroes from World War II. Approximately 750,000 Texans (12,000 of them female) served in the American armed forces during World War II. And of that number, 22,000 died—1.19% of all men between the ages of 19 and 44. None dare say that Texans failed to do their patriotic duty in prosecuting and bringing to an end this bloody conflict.

  7. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States officially entered World War II and the size and number of military posts in Texas grew in support the war effort. The state’s central location and temperate climate made Texas an ideal place for airfields, training facilities, and naval stations.

  8. Killebrew, Tom. The Royal Air Force in Texas: Training British Pilots in Terrell during World War II. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2009. Weigand, Cindy. Texas Women in World War II. Plano: Republic of Texas, 2003. Josephson, Judith Pinkerton. Growing Up in World War II: 1941 to 1945. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group, 2002. TEKS

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