Olin E. Teague

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Olin E. Teague (right) with Wernher von Braun during a visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 9, 1962.

Olin Earl (Tiger) Teague (* 6. April 1910 in Woodward , Woodward County , Oklahoma ; †  23. January 1981 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), of the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives took .

He attended elementary school and high school in Mena , Arkansas . He then made his Bachelor of Arts at the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College in College Station in 1932 . He then worked in the College Station Post Office from 1932 to 1940. On October 5, 1940, he enlisted in the US Army and was promoted to First Lieutenant . He commanded the 1st Battalion of the 314th Infantry of the 79th Division . During his service, he was awarded the Silver Star with two Clusters , the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with two Clusters . He was released on September 6, 1946 with the rank of Colonel .

Teague was elected to the 79th Congress by by-election on August 24, 1946 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Luther Alexander Johnson . He was re-elected to Congress sixteen times, serving from August 24, 1946 through his resignation on December 31, 1978. During his tenure in Congress, he served as Chairman of the Select Committee on Education, Training and Loan Programs of World War II Veterans ( 81st and 82nd Congress ), the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (from 84th to 92nd Congress ), and the Committee on Science and Technology ( 94th and 95th Congress ). He also refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956 , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions. In 1978 he decided not to run again for re-election to the 96th Congress .

Teague lived in Washington, DC and died on January 23, 1981 in Bethesda, Maryland. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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SURNAME Teague, Olin E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Teague, Olin Earl (full name); Teague, tiger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Woodward , Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1981
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland