TEXAS GRANITE: Story of a WWII Hero by Mary Hartman. NEW First Edition unstated, full number line paperback, 1997. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Jack Lummas, a star athlete from Ennis, Texas, gave up his promising career as an end with the New York Giants professional football team to serve his country. Enlisting initially as a private in the Marine Corps, he later became a first lieutenant with the Fifth Marine Division. And when 3 Japanese snipers pinned his men down on Iwo Jima, he silenced them, only to step on a land mine. For his actions that day, he received the Medal of Honor posthumously. This is the story of a Texas hero, as told by his fiancé.
NEW First Edition unstated, full number line paperback, unread with pages and edges clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Spine uncreased. Cover shows only minor edge wear with slight corner bumps and negligible scuffing. 5.5" x 8.5." Photos, maps, glossary, and text. 240 pgs.