United States Navy, World War II. "Mr. Hanna willingly answered his country's call to duty in 1941, joining the U.S. Navy; he was a courageous fighter pilot in the North Atlantic and went on to command the San Luis Obispo Naval Air Station before his honorable discharge in 1945." 78th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27.
Resolutions - Memorial .
Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators
Given special 'Fiscal Responsibility Stops at the Wellhead' award.
Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of the 'Furniture'.
Best and Worst Legislators 1973.
Joe Currie Hanna, birth date 5/19/1920, death date 7/26/2003, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County. Includes obituary: "Hanna joined the US Navy when World War II broke out. He served as a fighter pilot, flying off carriers in the North Atlantic. He commanded the San Luis Obispo Naval Air Station with a rank of Lieutenant senior grade."
Find a Grave .
Book in LRL collection, 353.9764 H196.
Ladies of the House: How to Survive as the Wife of a Texas Legislator 1993.