Background
Hudson, James Jackson was born on January 19, 1919 in Lavaca, Arkansas, United States. Son of Randolph Ingram and Lillie White (Pruitt) Hudson.
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"The single best treatment of the American Air Service in World War I". -- America and World War I From April to November 1918, the American Air Service grew from a poorly equipped, unorganized branch of the U.S. Expeditionary Forces to a fighting unit equal to its opponent in every way. Hostile Skies details the actual battle experiences of the men and boys who made up the service squadrons at the front -- Raoul Lufbery, Elliot Springs, Fiorello La Guardia, and, of course, Eddie Rickenbacker.
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Hudson, James Jackson was born on January 19, 1919 in Lavaca, Arkansas, United States. Son of Randolph Ingram and Lillie White (Pruitt) Hudson.
Bachelor, University Arkansas, 1948. Master of Arts, University Arkansas, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1952.
Member faculty University Arkansas, Fayetteville, since 1952, professor history, since 1965, dean Graduate School, since 1972.
("The single best treatment of the American Air Service in...)
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Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, American Aviation History Society (advisory board journal.), Air Force History Foundation, League World War I Historians, Conference Graduate Schools United States, Conference Southern Graduate Schools (president). Lodges: Rotary.
Married Mabel Elizabeth McDonald, February 1, 1942. Children: Karen, Deborah.