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William Benton Carssow
Full Name: William Benton "Bill" Carssow
Date of birth: December 3, 1911
Date of death: March 26, 2008
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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78-2
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Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
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45th
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Democrat
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San Antonio / Bexar
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Bexar
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Biographical Sketches |
Obituary, 3/28/2008.
Austin American-Statesman.
Memorial, May 2008, p. 422.
Texas Bar Journal.
Carssow, William Benton.
Texas State Cemetery.
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Military Service Notes |
Texas National Guard and United States Army Air Corps, World War II. Memorial, May 2008, p. 422.
Texas Bar Journal.
United States Army Air Corps, Captain, World War II. "During World War II, Bill served as a pilot and as an officer in the Adjutant General's office for the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942-1945, attaining the rank of Captain. He was stationed at army air bases in Texas, including Greenville, San Antonio (Randolph), Hondo, and Fort Worth (Carswell)."
Texas State Cemetery.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
William Carssow, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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