Mike McKool

Full Name: Mike McKool
Date of birth: December 30, 1918
Date of death: February 22, 2003

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	16	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	61st 62nd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

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Senate District 16
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 61st 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., SR 1060. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 352. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., SR 511. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
78th Legislature, R.S., SR 305. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2003.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Forces, Sergeant, World War II. Photos and transcript of Sergeant Mike McKool's testimony on being shot down and rescued from Nazi-occupied territory in the former Yugoslavia. "SGT. MIKE MCKOOL, rescued American WWII Halyard Mission veteran, testifies before Commission of Inquiry regarding 'Fair Trial for General Mihailovich' May 1946 New York," posted 11/7/2014. General Draza Mihailovich: Unsung World War Two Hero.
United States Army Air Corps. "During World War II, he was stationed in Italy, flying missions as a B-24 tail gunner in the United States Army Air Corps; he was shot down over Yugoslavia, rescued by the anti-Nazi Chetniks, and walked for 38 days and 400 miles to freedom." 78th Legislature, R.S., SR 305. Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army Air Corps. "Following his service during World War II with the Army Air Corps, he returned to Dallas and completed his law degree at Southern Methodist University. He then ran for the state legislature, campaigning on a slogan of 'A tailgunner gunning for good government.'" A State of Remembrance, 2003.
United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. Mike McKool, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike McKool, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

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62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking Disease Prevention by Immunization, Special Election Law Study (Chair) Finance Human Resources Jurisprudence Military and Veterans Affairs Natural Resources Occupational Education, Interim Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Health Public School Finance, Interim State Affairs State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) State Departments and Institutions Subcommittee on Construction of the Bauer House for the Chancellor at the University of Texas at Austin (Chair) Transportation Water and Conservation Youth Affairs
61st R.S. - 1969 Banking Commerce and Industry Election Law (Chair) Faculty Compensation Finance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Motion Picture Theater Industry Privileges and Elections Public Health State Departments and Institutions Transportation Vocational-Technical Education

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