Fellers, Bonner Frank, 1896-1973
Variant namesBonner 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
Chronology
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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)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Psychological Warfare Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Andrews, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1899-1983. | person |
| associatedWith | Citizens Foreign Aid Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ford, John, 1895-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Groseclose, Elgin Earl, 1899- | person |
| associatedWith | Groseclose, Elgin Earl, 1899-1983. | person |
| associatedWith | Heinsohn, A. G., 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Manion, Clarence, 1896-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949 | person |
| associatedWith | Parrish, Noel Francis. | person |
| associatedWith | Parsons, Charles, 1889- | person |
| associatedWith | Sears, Louis Martin, 1885- | person |
| associatedWith | Taxpayers Committee to End Foreign Aid. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pacific Ocean | |||
| Philippines. | |||
| United States | |||
| United States | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Japan |
| Subject |
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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 |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Person
Active 1942
Active 1974
Active 1912
Active 1983
Birth 1896-02-07
Death 1973-10-07
English
