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Maj. Gene Gurney
Gene Gurney (July 5, 1924 - February 27, 2011) was a Major in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, an author of military books, and a public information officer.
Born in Freemont, Ohio to Jacob...view moreGene Gurney (July 5, 1924 - February 27, 2011) was a Major in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, an author of military books, and a public information officer.
Born in Freemont, Ohio to Jacob and Josephine Gurney, he earned a BS in military science from the University of Maryland, an MS, and Ph.D. in Government Administration from George Washington University and from Pacific Western University. He served in the Air Force for 30 years as command pilot with Strategic Air Command. His military career included arresting a German spy after WWII. He was awarded two Legion of Merit awards and two Bronze Stars.
He retired in 1973 as Lieutenant-Colonel and started his next career at NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He retired in 2005 after 30 years of service, making 60 years’ service in total during his lifetime.
He published 59 non-fiction books on various subjects such as military and aviation history, as well two encyclopedias entitled “Kingdoms of Europe” and “Kingdoms of Asia.” He was married three times and had two daughters, Patricia Schmidt and Jeanne Bauer
He resided in Arlington, VA and died in 2011 in his winter home in Kissimmee, Florida, at age 86.view less