Robert Frank Futrell

Background

Futrell, Robert Frank was born on December 15, 1917 in Waterford, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Chester and Sarah Olivia (Brooks) Futrell.

Education

Bachelor with distinction, University Mississippi, 1938. Master of Arts, University Mississippi, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Vanderbilt University, 1950.

Career

Special consultant, United States War Department, Washington, 1946; historian, United States Air Force History Office, Washington, 1946-1949; associate professor military history, Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1950-1951; professor, Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1951-1971; senior historian, Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1971-1974; professor emeritus military history, Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, since 1974. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1963-1968. Guest lecturer Air U. Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air War College, Air Force Academy, Army War College, Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt, German Federal Republic, since 1951, School Advanced Airpower Studies.

Participant Air Force Academy Military History Symposia, since 1968, Militärgeschictliches Forschungsamt, Freiburg, German Federal Republic, 1988. Visiting professor military history Airpower Research Institute, Center for Aerospace Doctrine Research and Education, Air U., 1982-1985, history advisor to United States Air Force project CoronaHarvest, 1969-1974. Consultant East Aviation Superior vena cava syndrome & Technology, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia.

History advisor Lafayette Museum Foundation, Air Force Academy, 1990.

Achievements

• Robert Frank Futrell has been listed as a noteworthy Military historian, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The United States Air Force in South East Asia: The Advisory Years to 1965

    (This publication tells the story of the United States Ari...)

  • The Advisory Years to 1965 (the United States Air Force in Southeast Asia Series)

    (Tells the story of the Air Force's involvement in the reg...)

  • The United States Air Forces in Korea, 1950-1953 (1961 Edition)

    (824 page BINDER-READY / LOOSE LEAF, single-sided REPRINT ...)

  • The United States Air Force in Korea,: 1950-1953,

    (First edition bound in blue cloth, illustrated, 774 pages...)

  • The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953

    (White 8"X10" book with a USAF airplane on the front cover...)

  • THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN KOREA 1950---1953 REVISED EDITION

    (Dtd 1983; 823pp. Has just a few dings but is still in nic...)

  • The United States Air Force In Korea, 1950-1953, Revised Edition
  • Ideas, concepts, doctrine: A history of basic thinking in the United States Air Force, 1907-1964
  • Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: A History Of Basic Thinking In The United States Air Force 1907-1964 In Two Volumes
  • The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953,
  • The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953; 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Edition

Membership

Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945, lieutenant colonel United States Air Force Reserve, retired. Member Alabama History Association, The Retired Officers Association, Sons of the American Revolution (president Montgomery County chapter 1971-1974), Southern History Association, Air Force History Foundation (member editorial advisors 1969-1981, trustee since 1985), Institute Military Affairs, Montgomery Capital City Club, Kiwanis Club of Montgomery, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Kappa Pi.

Connections

Married Marie Elizabeth Grimes, October 8, 1944 (deceased 1978). Married JoAnn McGowan Ellis, December 15, 1980.

Father:

James Chester Futrell

Mother:

Sarah Olivia (Brooks) Futrell

Spouse:

Marie Elizabeth Grimes

Spouse:

JoAnn McGowan Ellis