Seven Stars in the Window

Product Description


Becoming an Army wife at 18, surviving multiple assignments, thirteen pregnancies, and a bad heart by the time she was 43, Louise faced the nearly overwhelming task of keeping her family together after the death of her husband and the departure of seven of her sons to combat overseas in World War II. Her letters, recently found in an attic, tell a terrible tale of illness, worry, and family problems set against the unfolding history of war.
This book was transcribed and edited by Louise's grandson, LTC (ret) Allen V. Murphy. Louise raised him from his fourth to ninth year, nearly a thirteenth child according to his aunts and uncles.


About the Author


Lieutenant Colonel Allen V.D. Murphy, US Army retired, was born in 1944 and is mentioned in the letters as "the baby". He lived at his grandmother's house as a "thirteenth" child until he was nearly ten. The house was full of military memorabilia and his father and uncles were a constant inspiration. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's Degree in History, and received a Masters Degree in Management from Webster University. His military career included four years in the Air Force as a Missile Combat Crew Commander (Minuteman 1), a tour in Vietnam as an advisor to the 9th ARVN Infantry Division, and finished with five years in the Pentagon. He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College centennial class with Honors. He currently lives in Florida.