page_title: Dudley E. Faver
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: Dudley E. Faver / Military career
caption_attribution_description: English: Dudley E. Faver
context_page_description: Major General Dudley Ervin Faver was a retired United States Air Force Major General who was director, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, Washington, D.C.
context_section_description: As a member of the initial cadre, Faver was a part of the formation of the Instrument Flying Instructor School at Randolph Field, Texas, and moved with it in April 1943 to Bryan Field, Texas. He began duty at Bryan as a flight and academic instructor and was later appointed director of Ground School. He remained with the school as chief of Academics and Training Analysis when it was transferred to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, in December 1945. Faver served in that capacity until he was transferred to the Alaskan Air Command in April 1947.
  During the reorganization that followed the formation of the Air Force, Faver was assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations in the Alaskan Air Command and later as director of Operations and Training Division.
  Faver entered the Command and Staff School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in the summer of 1949. Following his graduation, he reported to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Instrument Instructor Pilot School.
  After assisting in preparation of the training program for the new B-47 Strato-jet bomber during March 1951 at Air Training Command Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Faver was reassigned to Wichita Air Force Base, Kansas, as executive officer of the Training Wing, B-47 Combat Crew Training, which he remained until March 1953.
  After being promoted to commander of the 3540th Flying Training Group, in April 1953, Faver transferred to Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida (later McCoy Air Force Base) and remained there until February 1954, when he was ordered to duty at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In the Pentagon for 42 months, he began his tour as deputy chief of the Officer Manning Control Branch, Officer Assignment Division, in which he was named chief of the unit shortly after.
  Faver completed studies with the Air War College in the summer of 1958 and was assigned to the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Laon Air Base, France, as director of operations.
  In February 1959, he was assigned to Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as director of ballistic missiles. He was reassigned in the same capacity to Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, Germany in June 1960.
  Following his European tour of duty in 1961, Faver returned to Texas during August to assume command of the 3320th Technical School at Amarillo Technical Training Center, Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas, an organization involved in a variety of technical training, with detachments located "virtually around the globe". He assumed command of the 3500th Pilot Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base, Texas in January 1964. He was promoted to brigadier general on April 21, 1966.
  In July 1966, Faver was reassigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as the deputy director of personnel training and education, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. On November 14, 1966, he was reassigned as deputy director, personnel planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
  His awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters and the Army Commendation Medal. He retired on March 1, 1973.
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