Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Mike McKool

Full Name: Mike McKool
Birth date: December 30, 1918
Death date: February 22, 2003

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 .
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 .

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