Fellers, Bonner Frank, 1896-1973

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Bonner Frank Fellers (1896-1973) was born on Feburary 7, 1896, in Ridge Farm, Illinois. After graduating from West Point in 1918, he commissioned in the Coast Guard Artillery Corps. He graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1935 and Army War College in 1939. From 1940 to 1942, he served as a military attaché in Egypt. He achieved the rank of brigadier general in December 1942. During World War II, he also served on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific, from 1943 until his retirement in November 1946. His decorations included two Distinguished Service Medals and the Legion of Merit.

From the description of Fellers, Bonner Frank, 1896-1973 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574881

Brigadier general, United States Army; military secretary to General Douglas MacArthur, 1943-1946; chief, Psychological Warfare Branch, South West Pacific Area, 1943-1945; secretary, Allied Military Council, Japan, 1945-1946; chairman, Citizens Foreign Aid Committee, 1959-1969.

From the description of Bonner Frank Fellers papers, 1915-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122399039

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1896 February 7 Born, Ridge Farm, Illinois 1918 B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point 1918 November 1 United States Army (advanced through the grades to Brigadier General, December 1942) 1920 Graduated, Coast and Artillery School 1935 Graduated, Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1935 1938 Member, General Douglas MacArthur's staff in the Philippines (liaison between MacArthur and Philippine President Quezon) 1940 1942 Military observer with British forces in Africa 1943 1946 Member, General Douglas MacArthur's staff (Hollandia Operation) Military secretary and head of psychological warfare drive against Japanese combat troops 1946 January 1946 August Secretary General, Allied Council for Japan 1946 November 30 Retired from active duty 1947 1952 Assistant to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1952 Author, Wings for Peace: A Primer for a New Defense 1959 1969 Chairman, Citizens Foreign Aid Committee 1973 October 7 Died From the guide to the Bonner Frank Fellers papers, 1904-1997, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)

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Conservatism

Economic assistance, American

Propaganda, American

Psychological warfare

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

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Pacific Ocean

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Philippines.

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United States

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United States

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Philippines

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Japan

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