American Defenders of Land, Sea & Sky
The Continuing Global Struggle America and World War II (1941-1945)
We led the assault in Europe.
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American Defenders of Land, Sea & Sky The Continuing Global Struggle America and World War II (1941-1945) |
We led the assault in Europe. |
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USS Texas Completed in 1914, the USS Texas was one of the last two American warships built with reciprocating steam engines. In 1925, her fuel source was converted from coal to oil and she was given more armor and anti-torpedo equipment. Her most important action came between January, 1943, and April, 1944, when she led six major troop convoys across the Atlantic to get ready for the German invasion of France. On May 19, 1944, General Eisenhower came aboard to address the officers and crew. On June 6, the relentless shelling of German installations began. By June 25, the Texas had overpowered the German Battery on Cotentin Peninsula. During this maneuver, she suffered the only fatal casualty of her 34-year service. The Navy decommissioned the USS Texas in 1948 and presented her to the State of Texas as a historic monument. |
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