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Wade Fetzer Spilman
Full Name: Wade Fetzer Spilman
Date of birth: October 12, 1924
Date of death: September 5, 2000
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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38-2
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Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
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57th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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38-2
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Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
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56th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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38-2
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Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
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55th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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H
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38-2
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Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
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54th
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Democrat
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McAllen / Hidalgo
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Hidalgo
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 220.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 822.
Resolutions - Memorial.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 805.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Memorial, February 2001, p. 203.
Texas Bar Journal.
Spilman, Wade Fetzer.
Texas State Cemetery.
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| Military Service Notes |
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United States Army. "This esteemed gentleman proudly served his country
during World War II as an infantry staff sergeant in the United States Army, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge; he demonstrated immense fortitude and perseverance while surviving as a prisoner of war in Germany, for which he was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart." 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 822.
Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. He withdrew from college in 1943 to enter the U.S. Army. While in the Army, he served as an infantry staff sergeant. Stationed in Europe, Spilman and his unit were overrun by Germans in the Battle of the Bulge. In the cold and foggy Ardennes Forest, Spilman was taken captive and held in a prisoner of war camp, where he survived several months of starvation and a serious illness." Footstone inscription, "S SGT US Army, World War II, Purple Heart and OLC, Prisoner of War."
Texas State Cemetery.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
Wade F. Spilman, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Wade F. Spilman, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Wade F. Spilman, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph.
Wade F. Spilman, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Wade F. Spilman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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