Oveta Culp Hobby: Doris Miller's Role During World War II

Section 1:
1. Doris Miller-
A) Doris Miller was the first American hero of World War II.
B) Doris Miller is important because a Mess Attendant Third Class on the USS West Virginia stationed at Pearl Harbor. During this time, his ship was attacked and helped his mortally-wounded captain, and maintained an unattended anti-aircraft gun on the main deck. For his braver Doris was awarded the Navy Cross and was promoted to Mess Attendant First Class.
2. Oveta Culp Hobby-
A) Oveta Culp Hobby was a Commander of the Women’s Amry Corps.
B) Oveta Culp Hobby is important because she led 200,000 American women who performed 239 important support roles during the war. These roles ranged from secretarial duties to motor vehicle maintenance, which helped

free up the men for other assignments including combat duty.
3. Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)-
A) WASPs refers to an organization of service pilots.
B) WASPs is important because it was created to overcome the shortage of pilots and free up more male pilots for combat duty. Although the federal government refused to grant them any recognized military status, even though they played vital support roles throughout the war.
4. Big Inch and Little Big Inch-
A) Big Inch and Little Big Inch refers to the oil pipelines that transported Texas oil to the northern states during World War II.
B) Big Inch and Little Big Inch are important because by the end of the War they carried over 350 million barrels of petroleum to the East Coast. This helped create jobs and keep Texas fields operating at full capacity. Also, it acted as a security blanket in care an American tanker was to get attacked my German U-boats.
5. American G.I. Forum-
A) American G.I. Forum was a Mexican American civil rights organization.