Background
Dougherty, Russell Elliott was born on November 15, 1920 in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States. Son of Ewell Walter and Bess (House) Dougherty.
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Dougherty, Russell Elliott was born on November 15, 1920 in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States. Son of Ewell Walter and Bess (House) Dougherty.
AB, Western Kentucky University, 1941. Juris Doctor, University Louisville, 1948. Graduate, National War College, 1960.
Doctor of Laws, University Akron, 1975. Doctor of Laws, University Nebraska, 1976. Doctor of Laws, University Louisville, 1977.
Doctor of Science, Westminster College, 1976. Doctor of Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1986. Doctor of Science, Bellevue College, 1989.
Worked at McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Limited liability partnership (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Kentucky (Not admitted Virginia). Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1974-1977.
Chief of Staff, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Command Europe, 1972-1974.
Chief, European Region, OSD, Department of Defense, 1965-1967. Chief, Appeals and Litigation, Judge Advocate General Department, United States Air Force, 1951-1952.
Member, Board of Directors, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, 1987-1996. Member, Defense Science Board, Department of Defense, 1978.
Member: Kentucky Bar Association.
Bar of Supreme Court of the United States. Bar of United States Court of Military Appeals. Military: Lieutenant through General, Active Duty, United States.
Air Force, 1942-1977 (Resident, McLean (Tysons Corner) Office).
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Member, Board of Directors, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, 1987-1996. Member, Defense Science Board, Department of Defense, 1978. Member: Kentucky Bar Association.
Bar of Supreme Court of the United States.
Bar of United States Court of Military Appeals. Military: Lieutenant through General, Active Duty, United States.
Air Force, 1942-1977 (Resident, McLean (Tysons Corner) Office).
Married m Geralee Shaaber, April 26, 1943 (deceased January 1978). Children: Diane Ellen, Mark Elliott, William Bryant (deceased 1990). Married Barbara Brooks Lake, September 1978.