Daniel L. Haulman
{{Short description|American Air Force historian, writer}}
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Daniel Lee Haulman is an American military historian, writer, and teacher. He has written many books, with several focused on the Tuskegee Airmen. He retired in September 2019 as the Chief of Organizational History Division at the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Education
Haulman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and his master's degree from the University of New Orleans.{{cite web |url=http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/alabama_review/summary/v064/64.1.haulman.html |title=In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content |author= |date=1 January 2011 |website=Project Muse |access-date=28 April 2015}} After teaching social studies in high schools for some time, Haulman decided he wanted to teach at a more "collegiate" level. He attended Auburn University, and graduated in 1983{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Scientists&tab1=Scientists&tab2=Display&id=770 |title=Haulman, Dr. Daniel Lee |author= |date=6 July 2011 |website=World Science Database |access-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617212616/http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Scientists&tab1=Scientists&tab2=Display&id=770 |archive-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead }} with a doctorate in history.{{cite web |url=http://www.thetuskegeenews.com/articles/2010/02/18/news/doc4b7c472eb76ae793535401.txt |title=AF researcher cites Airmen glory |author= |date=17 February 2010 |website= The Tuskegee News |access-date=28 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://quadcitiesdaily.com/?p=121455 |title=Tuskegee Airmen Historian to speak at Coldwater Books |author= |date=21 September 2013 |website=The Quad-Cities Daily |access-date=28 April 2015}}
While earning his Ph.D., Haulman began working for the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in the Air Force Historical Research Agency, located in Montgomery. He started off as a co-op, and after graduating, moved up in position to the research division. A primary duty required him to keep track of the Air Force's aerial victory credits. Haulman chose to chronicle the entire history of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Haulman was employed at the Air Force Historical Agency from 1982 until 2019. He continues to write and speak on historical topics, particularly related to Air Force history.
He is the author of 16 published articles, and has presented more than 20 historical papers at various historical conferences.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123286425 |title=Air Force Historian to Speak on Tuskegee Airmen |last=Carnes |first=Brian D. |date=17 January 2012 |website=National Museum of the Air Force |access-date=28 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516012046/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123286425 |archivedate=16 May 2012 }} This includes the Society for Military History in Charleston, South Carolina and at the 2005 Alabama Historical Association Meeting.
Haulman has written five books, all focused on the topic of aviation history.{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/citizen-soldier/tuskegee-airmen/ |title=The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II |author= |date=12 September 2013 |website=Pritzker Military Museum and Library |access-date=28 April 2015}} He received the Milo B. Howard award from the Alabama Historical Association for his article: "The Tuskegee Airmen and the 'Never lost a Bomber' Myth", which was published in the Alabama Review.{{cite web |url=http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20130211/news/130219977?p=1&tc=pg |title=Historian to present program on Tuskegee Airmen |author= |date=11 February 2013 |website=The Gadsden Times |access-date=28 April 2015}} He specializes in the history of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Haulman has taught at Huntingdon College, Auburn University Montgomery, and Faulkner University.
Publications
- ''Tuskegee Airmen and the 'Never Lost a Bomber' Myth (2011) {{ISBN|9781603061056}}
- The Tuskegee Airmen: An illustrated History, 1939-1949 (with Joseph Caver and Jerome Ennels) (2011) {{ISBN|9781588382443}}
- Tuskegee Airmen Chronology (2012) {{ISBN|9781477549605}}
- Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen (2012) {{ISBN|9781603061476}}
- What Hollywood Got Right and Wrong about the Tuskegee Airmen in the Great New Movie, Red Tails (2012) {{ISBN|9781603061605}}
- Tuskegee Airmen Questions and Answers for Students (2015) {{ISBN|9781603063814}}
- Killing Yamamoto: The American Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor (2015) {{ISBN|9781603063876}}
- Air Force Aerial Victory Credits: WWI, WWII, and Vietnam
- The United States and Air Force and Humanitarian Airlift Operations, 1947-1994
- One Hundred Years of Flight: USAF Chronology of Significant Air and Space Events 1903-2002
Personal life
Haulman is married to Ellen Evans Haulman. She was on the staff for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. They have one son named Evan, who attended Auburn University, graduated from Huntingdon College and completed graduate school at Samford University. Haulman resides in Montgomery, Alabama.{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-10-tuskegee-airmen_x.htm |title=Historians dispute Tuskegee Airmen's perfect record |last=Benn |first=Alvin |date=10 December 2006 |access-date=28 April 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/citizen-soldier/tuskegee-airmen/ The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II] at Pritzker Military Museum and Library
- [http://www.oanow.com/news/article_13e606ba-5e94-11e2-8c5e-001a4bcf6878.html 'Tuskegee Airmen' co-author speaks in Auburn] at oanow
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043158/http://www.127wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123337889 Chronology Highlights Tuskegee Airmen History at Selfridge] at 127th Wing
- [http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2012/11/12/author-will-present-book-about-the-tuskegee-airmen/ Author will talk about the Tuskegee Airmen] at Clanton Advertiser
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Category:American military historians
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