After graduating from KMI in 1959, the author attended DePauw University where he earned a BA degree in European history. He then attended the University of Arkansas and was awarded an MA degree in...mehr sehenAfter graduating from KMI in 1959, the author attended DePauw University where he earned a BA degree in European history. He then attended the University of Arkansas and was awarded an MA degree in American history. He then moved to LSU where he earned a PhD in American history, with a specialty in nineteenth century–American military history.
He taught at Texas Tech University, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Highland Community Junior College, University of Missouri–Kansas City, and St. Mary College. He also worked as a Preproduction specialist, Media Support Center, Educational Television Branch, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
In 1980, he began a civil-service career with the Air Force History Program. He worked for the Air Force Communications Command, the Air Force Command, Control, Communications and Computer Agency, and finally, the Air Mobility Command.
In 2001, he retired, and he and his wife, Joyce, moved back to their hometown of Mount Carmel, Illinois. They currently reside in the house that has been home to the Young family since 1924.weniger sehen