Parrish, Noel Francis

Air Force officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Noel Francis Parrish : oral history, [197-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512816

Air Force officer and professor of military history. Born 1909; died 1987.

From the description of Papers of Noel Francis Parrish, 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072024

U.S. Air Force officer and professor of military history; b. 1909; d. 1987.

From the description of Papers, 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605187

Biographical Note

• 1909, Nov. 11: Born, Lexington, Ky.
• 1928: B.A., Rice University, Houston, Tex.
• 1930: Private, 11th Cavalry, United States Army, Monterey, Calif.
• 1931 - 1932 : Appointed to the flying cadet program and served one year as reserve officer with the 13th Attack Squadron, Fort Crockett, Tex.
• 1933: Enlisted as pilot, Air Corps Tactical School, Chanute Field, Ill., and the 1st Air Transport Squadron, Dayton, Ohio
• 1935: Accepted regular commission and served with the 13th Attack Squadron, Barksdale Field, La.
• 1938: First lieutenant and flying instructor, Randolph Field, Tex.
• 1939: Supervisor, Air Corps Flying School, Glenview, Ill.
• 1941: Assistant director of training, Eastern Flying Training Command, Maxwell Field, Ala. Promoted to major and became director of training, Tuskegee Army Flying School, Tuskegee, Ala.
• 1942: Promoted to lieutenant colonel and became commander of the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Ala.
• 1943: Promoted to colonel
• 1947: Graduated, Air Command Staff School, Maxwell Field, Ala.
• 1948: Graduated, Air War College, Maxwell Field, Ala. Deputy secretary, Air Staff, Air Force Headquarters, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• 1949: Appointed to the permanent grade of colonel
• 1951: Appointed special assistant to vice-chief of staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• 1954: Promoted to brigadier general Air deputy, NATO Defence College, Paris, France
• 1956: Deputy director, Military Assistance Division, United States European Command, Paris, France
• 1958: Assistant to the deputy chief of staff, Plans and Programs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• 1961: Director, Research Studies Institute, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1964: Retired from United States Air Force
• 1966: M.A., Rice University, Houston, Tex.
• 1968: Ph.D., Rice University, Houston, Tex.
• 1969 - 1975 : Professor of military history, Trinity University, San Antonio, Tex.
• 1976 - 1977 : Visiting professor, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1979: Retired from Trinity University, San Antonio, Tex.
• 1987, Apr. 7: Died, Perry Point, Md.

From the guide to the Noel Francis Parrish Papers, 1894-1987, (bulk 1930-1987), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)