Dudley E. Faver
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Major General
Dudley Ervin Faver (August 17, 1916 – August 5, 2011) was a retired United States Air Force
Major General
who was director, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, Washington, D.C.
. He graduated in 1933 from Newman High School, Sweetwater, Texas and received his bachelor of arts
degree in 1937 at Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas
. After graduation, he taught at Levelland High School in Levelland, Texas
, in which he eventually became the principal. He became a qualified pilot while awaiting assignment to flight training and obtained his private flying license in 1940.
Faver entered the Army Air Corps
as an aviation cadet in March 1941. He attended primary flight training at the Ryan School of Aeronautics in Hemet, California
, basic flight training at Moffett Field, California and advanced flight training at Mather Air Field
, California. He graduated from flight training in the Class of 41-H and received his commission as a second lieutenant in October 1941. His first assignment was to Mather Air Field as a flight instructor where he continued until March 1943 and conducted training in all three phases of flight instruction.
, Texas. He began duty at Bryan as a flight and academic instructor and was later appointed director of Ground School. He remained with the school as chief of Academics and Training Analysis when it was transferred to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, in December 1945. Faver served in that capacity until he was transferred to the Alaskan Air Command in April 1947.
During the reorganization that followed the formation of the Air Force, Faver was assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations in the Alaskan Air Command and later as director of Operations and Training Division.
Faver entered the Command and Staff School at Maxwell Air Force Base
, Alabama in the summer of 1949. Following his graduation, he reported to Tyndall Air Force Base
, Florida, and assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Instrument Instructor Pilot School.
After assisting in preparation of the training program for the new B-47 Strato-jet bomber during March 1951 at Air Training Command Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base
, Illinois, Faver was reassigned to Wichita Air Force Base, Kansas, as executive officer of the Training Wing, B-47 Combat Crew Training, which he remained until March 1953.
After being promoted to commander of the 3540th Flying Training Group, in April 1953, Faver transferred to Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida (later McCoy Air Force Base
) and remained there until February 1954, when he was ordered to duty at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In the Pentagon
for 42 months, he began his tour as deputy chief of the Officer Manning Control Branch, Officer Assignment Division, in which he was named chief of the unit shortly after.
Faver completed studies with the Air War College in the summer of 1958 and was assigned to the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Laon Air Base
, France
, as director of operations.
In February 1959, he was assigned to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base
, Germany, as director of ballistic missiles. He was reassigned in the same capacity to Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, Germany in June 1960.
Following his European tour of duty in 1961, Faver returned to Texas during August to assume command of the 3320th Technical School at Amarillo Technical Training Center, Amarillo Air Force Base
, Texas, an organization involved in a variety of technical training, with detachments located "virtually around the globe". He assumed command of the 3500th Pilot Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base
, Texas in January 1964. He was promoted to brigadier general on April 21, 1966.
In July 1966, Faver was reassigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as the deputy director of personnel training and education, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. On November 14, 1966, he was reassigned as deputy director, personnel planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
His awards include the Legion of Merit
with two oak leaf clusters and the Army Commendation Medal. He retired on March 1, 1973.
to be the Regional Administrator for the new Office of Energy in Denver, Colorado
. During his time in Denver, he initiated a new Masters Degree Program for experienced professional managers at Denver University. He moved Lubbock, Texas
in 1980 to lecture at Texas Tech College of Business on topics such as management. He also served as the Executive Director of the Texas Tech Association of Parents, which later established the Dudley E. Faver Scholarship in his honor. Faver has also served as Governor of District 5730 in Rotary International
. He retired from Texas Tech in 2005.
A lecture series was established in his name by the Center for Global Understanding in 2006, which held it's first session on August 16, 2006, with Faver as it's first speaker, one day before his 90th birthday.
Faver has been married to Dorris Kirk-Maxey (born c. 1919), since 1965, where he met her while she was an instructor at Texas Tech University
. They have two children, Harriet Fields of Tacoma, Washington
, and Jim Maxey of California
.
Faver died in Lubbock, Texas, on August 5, 2011.
Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
Dudley Ervin Faver (August 17, 1916 – August 5, 2011) was a retired United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Major General
Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
who was director, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, Washington, D.C.
Early life
Faver was born in 1916 in Sweetwater, TexasSweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater is the county seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census.-History:Sweetwater received a U.S. post office in 1879. The Texas and Pacific Railway started service in 1881, with the first train arriving on March 12 of that year, beginning...
. He graduated in 1933 from Newman High School, Sweetwater, Texas and received his bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1937 at Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
. After graduation, he taught at Levelland High School in Levelland, Texas
Levelland, Texas
Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,542. It is the county seat of Hockley County. It is located on the Llano Estacado, west of Lubbock. Major industries include cotton farming and petroleum production...
, in which he eventually became the principal. He became a qualified pilot while awaiting assignment to flight training and obtained his private flying license in 1940.
Faver entered the Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
as an aviation cadet in March 1941. He attended primary flight training at the Ryan School of Aeronautics in Hemet, California
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
, basic flight training at Moffett Field, California and advanced flight training at Mather Air Field
Mather Air Force Base
Mather Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force Base located east of Sacramento at Rancho Cordova, California on the south side of U.S. Route 50....
, California. He graduated from flight training in the Class of 41-H and received his commission as a second lieutenant in October 1941. His first assignment was to Mather Air Field as a flight instructor where he continued until March 1943 and conducted training in all three phases of flight instruction.
Military career
As a member of the initial cadre, Faver was a part of the formation of the Instrument Flying Instructor School at Randolph Field, Texas, and moved with it in April 1943 to Bryan FieldBryan Air Force Base
Bryan Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located just west of Bryan, Texas. Today, the location houses the Texas A&M University Riverside Campus.-World War II:...
, Texas. He began duty at Bryan as a flight and academic instructor and was later appointed director of Ground School. He remained with the school as chief of Academics and Training Analysis when it was transferred to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, in December 1945. Faver served in that capacity until he was transferred to the Alaskan Air Command in April 1947.
During the reorganization that followed the formation of the Air Force, Faver was assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations in the Alaskan Air Command and later as director of Operations and Training Division.
Faver entered the Command and Staff School at Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command . The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C...
, Alabama in the summer of 1949. Following his graduation, he reported to Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...
, Florida, and assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Instrument Instructor Pilot School.
After assisting in preparation of the training program for the new B-47 Strato-jet bomber during March 1951 at Air Training Command Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville.-Overview:The base is named after Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash...
, Illinois, Faver was reassigned to Wichita Air Force Base, Kansas, as executive officer of the Training Wing, B-47 Combat Crew Training, which he remained until March 1953.
After being promoted to commander of the 3540th Flying Training Group, in April 1953, Faver transferred to Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida (later McCoy Air Force Base
McCoy Air Force Base
With McCoy's closure as an active air force installation in 1975, the site was redeveloped and is known today as Orlando International Airport, which carries the airport code MCO .- History :...
) and remained there until February 1954, when he was ordered to duty at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In the Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
for 42 months, he began his tour as deputy chief of the Officer Manning Control Branch, Officer Assignment Division, in which he was named chief of the unit shortly after.
Faver completed studies with the Air War College in the summer of 1958 and was assigned to the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Laon Air Base
Laon-Athies Air Base
Laon-Athies Air Base is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the city of Laon in the Aisne department of France.Its history begins before World War II, when it was originally a grass civil airdrome...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, as director of operations.
In February 1959, he was assigned to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe and is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation...
, Germany, as director of ballistic missiles. He was reassigned in the same capacity to Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, Germany in June 1960.
Following his European tour of duty in 1961, Faver returned to Texas during August to assume command of the 3320th Technical School at Amarillo Technical Training Center, Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is a former United States Air Force base located in Potter County, Texas, approximately 6 miles East of downtown Amarillo within the easternmost city limits...
, Texas, an organization involved in a variety of technical training, with detachments located "virtually around the globe". He assumed command of the 3500th Pilot Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base was a base of the United States Air Force located 6 mi west of Lubbock, Texas, about 225 mi WNW of Fort Worth...
, Texas in January 1964. He was promoted to brigadier general on April 21, 1966.
In July 1966, Faver was reassigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as the deputy director of personnel training and education, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. On November 14, 1966, he was reassigned as deputy director, personnel planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
His awards include the Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
with two oak leaf clusters and the Army Commendation Medal. He retired on March 1, 1973.
Post-military and personal life
Following his retirement from the Air Force in 1973, Faver was appointed by president Richard NixonRichard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
to be the Regional Administrator for the new Office of Energy in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. During his time in Denver, he initiated a new Masters Degree Program for experienced professional managers at Denver University. He moved Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
in 1980 to lecture at Texas Tech College of Business on topics such as management. He also served as the Executive Director of the Texas Tech Association of Parents, which later established the Dudley E. Faver Scholarship in his honor. Faver has also served as Governor of District 5730 in Rotary International
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
. He retired from Texas Tech in 2005.
A lecture series was established in his name by the Center for Global Understanding in 2006, which held it's first session on August 16, 2006, with Faver as it's first speaker, one day before his 90th birthday.
Faver has been married to Dorris Kirk-Maxey (born c. 1919), since 1965, where he met her while she was an instructor at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
. They have two children, Harriet Fields of Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, and Jim Maxey of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Faver died in Lubbock, Texas, on August 5, 2011.