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  H.C.R. No. 265
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Major James R. Stegall (Ret.) of Austin rendered
  exceptional service to this country as an aviator in two wars and as
  a career officer in the United States Army; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Bullard on February 6, 1922, and raised in
  East Austin, Major Stegall enlisted in the Texas Army National
  Guard directly after his graduation from Austin High School in
  1940; he was mobilized into federal service on November 25, 1940, as
  part of the 36th Infantry Division; and
         WHEREAS, Major Stegall shipped out with the 36th Infantry for
  North Africa in April 1943 and saw his first combat the following
  September, when American forces established a beachhead at Salerno,
  Italy; appointed as a liaison pilot, Major Stegall served as a
  forward observer for the artillery, spotting targets and adjusting
  artillery fire to increase its effectiveness exponentially; he
  performed this duty flying at 55 miles per hour in unarmed,
  single-engine Piper Cub L-4s, known as Grasshoppers, which measured
  a mere 21 feet in length and 35 feet from wing tip to wing tip;
  Major Stegall's tour of duty in Italy extended into 1944 and
  included service at Rapido River; and
         WHEREAS, At the conclusion of World War II, Major Stegall
  decided to make the army his career; subsequently designated an
  army aviator, he saw combat again in the Korean War, flying
  Grasshoppers once more in support of artillery; after landing with
  the 7th Infantry Division at Incheon in September 1950, he took part
  in the push to the Yalu River, in fighting near the Chosin
  Reservoir, and later in the drive back to the 38th parallel; and
         WHEREAS, Time and again, Major Stegall demonstrated
  unflinching courage and tenacity; once in Italy, a group of German
  fighters shot his wing strut in half, but he was able to land his
  plane, jump into another, and continue his mission; in Korea, when
  the Chinese overran American troops and some of the latter were left
  behind, encircled by the enemy, Major Stegall returned to the
  trapped soldiers seven times to bring out the wounded, in spite of
  intense ground fire; and
         WHEREAS, Major Stegall was awarded the Silver Star with one
  Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf
  Cluster, the Air Medal with 25 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army
  Commendation Ribbon, and a host of service medals and appendages;
  and
         WHEREAS, This valiant Texan retired from the service in 1961;
  he and his wife, Doris, now make their home in East Austin, where
  they have long resided; and
         WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding military record,
  the Texas Aviation Association has nominated Major Stegall for
  induction into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame at the Lone Star
  Flight Museum in Galveston; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby extend to Major James R. Stegall its profound appreciation
  for a job well done and recommend that he be inducted into the Texas
  Aviation Hall of Fame; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Major Stegall and forwarded to the Texas Aviation Hall
  of Fame and the Lone Star Flight Museum as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
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Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 265 was adopted by the House on May
  25, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 265 was adopted by the Senate on May
  26, 2007, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor