12411578246201437642517430

THE BANDERA PROPHET
  • Home
  • News
    • Features
    • Lifestyles
    • Kids Corner
    • Letters To The Editor
  • Sports
  • Community
    • Business Page
  • Obituaries
  • Veterans Voice
  • Podcasts
    • GUIB Season 1
    • GUIB Season 2
  • Election
  • Church & Worship
  • Classifieds
    • Public Notices
  • Contact
Picture
Picture
Download & Print
Picture

August 24, 2021

Today in Texas history

By Bandera Spirits of Texas

On this day in 1946, Olin Teague began his 32-year tenure as a United States congressman. Teague was born in Woodward, Oklahoma, in 1910. As a child he moved with his family to Arkansas, where he earned the nickname "Tiger" for his play on the high school football team.
He attended Texas A&M University, from which he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1932, and worked in the College Station post office until 1940.
In that year he enlisted for active duty in the army, receiving a commission as a first lieutenant. He took part in the Allied landing at Normandy in 1944, and became, after fellow Texan Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II.
He was discharged from the army in 1946 with the rank of colonel and won a special election to fill the vacant seat for the sixth congressional district. In Congress, Teague became noted for his championship of veterans' issues and his support of the space program.
He retired at the end of 1978 because of poor health. In addition to several slight strokes in recent years, he had undergone the amputation of part of his left leg as a result of injuries suffered during the war.
In 1980, the VA hospital in Temple was renamed for him. Teague died of a heart attack and kidney failure on Jan. 23, 1981, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Bandera Prophet is grounded on the premise that relevant news delivery is ever-evolving. Founded by newspaper veterans, the Prophet delivers up-to-date information by writers and photographers who combined have 50-plus years of experience in the field and newsroom. Always free to readers, the Prophet is published on multiple platforms, and shared within the online community to more than 150,000 people. No paywalls and no paid subscriptions make news and feature stories immediately available with one click of a button or one swipe on a keypad. 
​
All content copyright property of The Bandera Prophet 
  • Home
  • News
    • Features
    • Lifestyles
    • Kids Corner
    • Letters To The Editor
  • Sports
  • Community
    • Business Page
  • Obituaries
  • Veterans Voice
  • Podcasts
    • GUIB Season 1
    • GUIB Season 2
  • Election
  • Church & Worship
  • Classifieds
    • Public Notices
  • Contact