Robert Frank Futrell (1917–1999)
Author of The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953
About the Author
Image credit: Robert Frank Futrell [source: Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine, 1989]
Works by Robert Frank Futrell
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Futrell, Robert Frank
- Legal name
- Futrell, Robert Frank
- Birthdate
- 1917-12-15
- Date of death
- 1999-03-17
- Burial location
- Sunset Memorial Park, Midland City, Alabama, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Waterford, Mississippi, USA
- Place of death
- Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- Places of residence
- Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Education
- University of Mississippi
Vanderbilt University - Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center
U.S. Army Air Forces
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Civil Service
Retired Officers Association
Alabama Historical Association (show all 14)
Sons of the American Revolution
Southern Historical Association
Air Force Historical Foundation
Institute of Military Affairs
Montgomery Capital City Club
Kiwanis Club of Montgomery
Aerospace Studies Institute
Air University - Awards and honors
- Meritorious Civilian Service Award (1970)
Exceptional Civilian Service Award from the Secretary of the Air Force (1973)
Phi Eta Sigma
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Reviews
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Statistics
- Works
- 6
- Members
- 129
- Popularity
- #156,299
- Rating
- 2.5
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 16
Robert Frank Futrell was a senior historian at the Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center. He holds degrees from the University of Mississippi and a PhD from Vanderbilt University. During World War II he served as historical officer of the AAF Tactical Center. After the war he was a professor of military history and retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Air Force Reserve.… (more)