Lt John E. Norvell

Lt Colonel John E. Norvell, (USAF, Ret.) is a graduate of Hobart College, Geneva NY. He earned an M.A. from The Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He is a former Assistant Professor of American Social and Military History at the US Air Force Academy and decorated air combat veteran of the Vietnam War. In 2024, he was awarded a doctorate of humane letters from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

He flew six years in the F4 Phantom II and later served as an Instructor Nav in other jet aircraft. Before his retirement, he served as the Executive Officer for the Historian of the United States Air Force in Washington, DC. After his retirement from the Air Force, he served as director of alumni relations at Hobart College. He has also written for various newspapers and history journals around the country.