Background
Shuler, Ellie Givan was born on December 6, 1936 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ellie Givan and Berta (Williams) Shuler.
military officer military museum administrator
Shuler, Ellie Givan was born on December 6, 1936 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ellie Givan and Berta (Williams) Shuler.
B.S.C.E., The Citadel, 1959; Master of Science in Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1964; postgraduate, Naval War College graduate command and staff course, National War College, 1976; graduate central flight instructor course, Castle Air Force Base, California.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1959; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Air Force, 1988; various positions and locations, United States Air Force, 1959-1968; F-4C pilot, assistant flight commander 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, United States Air Force, Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base, Republic of Vietnam, 1968-1969; industrial engineer, then assistant deputy chief Engineering Management Division, Headquarters 2d Air Force, United States Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1969-1971; assistant Executive officer to commander in chief, United States Air Force in Europe, Lindsey Air Station, West Germany, 1972-1973; base civil engineer, commander 86th Civil Engineering Squadron, United States Air Force in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Federal Republic Germany, 1973-1975; director operations 3902d Air Base Wing, commander 3902d Operations Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1976; director programs Office Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering and Services, SAC, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1976-1977; executive to commander in chief, SAC, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1977-1979; vice commander, then commander 19th Bombardment Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 1979-1980; commander 42d Bombardment Wing, Loring Air Force Base, Maine., 1980-1981; commander 4th Air Division, Forest Engineer Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, 1981-1984; commander 3rd Air Division, SAC, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 1984-1986; assistant deputy then deputy chief of staff, operations, SAC Headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1986-1988; commander 8th Air Force, SAC, Barksdale Air Force Base, 1988-1991; retired, 1991; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, 8th Air Force Heritage Center, since 1992.
Board of directors Longs Peak county Boy Scouts American, 1983-1984. Trustee Falcon Foundation, United States Air Force Academy. Member Society American Military Engineers (chapter president 1971), American Defense Preparedness Association (regional board directors 1981-1984), Order of Dadaelians (honorary flight captain 1981-1985), Council on American's Military Past, Military Order of World Wars, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Annette Fontaine Maury, March 22, 1961. Children— Ellie Givan III, Franklin Maury, Gray Hays.