Carroll Vane Glines Jr.

1920 - 2016

Carroll Vane Glines Jr. obituary, 1920-2016, Dallas, TX

BORN

1920

DIED

2016

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Carroll Glines Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 15, 2016.

Obituary for
Colonel Carroll Vane Glines, Jr. (USAF, retired)
1920 – 2016

Carroll V. Glines, Jr., called "CV" by all who knew him, passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2016 with family by his side.

Born at home in a 2-story row house in Baltimore, MD, he grew up in Glenolden, PA. An Eagle Scout, he attended the very first National Boy Scout Jamboree in 1937, where he took his first airplane flight and got the idea that his future might lie in aviation. In college he bought a 1/10th share in a Piper Cub and learned to fly. In 1941 he joined the Army Air Corps, where they 're-learned' him how to fly.

Assigned to Enid Army Airfield as a flight instructor, he taught numerous pilots how to fly during the war. Because he had taken Spanish in high school the Army assigned him to teach Mexican, Bolivian and other South Americans to fly, and, as would logically follow, the Chinese too. One student went on to become the President of Bolivia.

During this time his official flight records were maintained by a clerk named Mary Ellen Edwards. He found himself often compelled to 'double-check' his records, and in October 1943 he won the hand of his "blue-eyed Oklahoma girl" in marriage. They celebrated 72 wedding anniversaries together, the last one just before her passing in November, 2015.

After the war the Army encouraged its men to earn a little money on the side. Writing was one of the permitted methods. And so began CV's writing career and reputation as a superlative wordsmith. His first book was "The Complete Guide for the Serviceman's Wife." It stemmed from a project he developed to improve enlistment and reenlistment rates by dispelling the myths that wives and prospective wives of servicemen had about military life, and to prepare them for their important role in their husband's military service. It was a national sensation and even received a tribute from Arthur Godfrey on his television show.

His writing and military leadership eventually led him to the Pentagon where he wrote for the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of Defense, and later became the Chief of the Air Force Magazine and Book Branch. He retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force in 1968 with 6,500 flying hours. It was 27 years, 2 months and 2 days after he was commissioned in the Army Air Corps as a Flying Cadet.

In all, CV published 38 books, almost all of them are aviation non-fiction. He concluded his book writing career with "Those Legendary Piper Cubs." He considered it closing the loop with where he began in aviation. In addition to the books he wrote at least 800 magazine articles for dozens of publications, and in his post-military career was the editor of three aviation magazines, and a contributing editor for four others. He also wrote the Collier and Grolier Encyclopedia sections on the history of aviation and on the U.S. Air Force.

CV earned great respect and many awards in his writing career and is considered to have written the definitive books on the DC-3 and Piper Cub; on the aviation greats Jimmy Doolittle, Roscoe Turner and Bernt Balchen; on the Doolittle Tokyo Raid, the first flight around the world, Chennault's 308th Bomb Group, and the conclusive book on the attack on Admiral Yamamoto.

CV treasured his friendship with General Jimmy Doolittle and the men he led on the Tokyo Raid. His association with them began at the annual reunion of Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders in 1962 when they were interviewing authors to write their story. General Doolittle 'famously' announced "Gentlemen, I know in this group I have only one vote. My vote is for CV."

In his 53-year association with the Raiders, he served as their official historian, writing seven books on the Raid, the Raiders and General Doolittle. A mission which he ardently and faithfully pursued was to ensure that the facts of the Raid be maintained and honored; and that inaccuracies, myths and falsifications be swiftly quashed. CV is one of the very few men they have named an Honorary Doolittle Raider.

CV will continue to be esteemed by the aviation, military and writing communities, to whom he made significant and lasting contributions, as well as by his many friends and associates.

He will be missed and lovingly remembered by his children Karen, David and Valerie; and his grandchildren Kevin, Katie, Matt, Stephen and Garrett; and great-grandchildren Mary Grace, Vivian, Ian, Lucy, Gregor and Ryan.

In his honor, contributions are encouraged to:

General James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund – at the Communities Foundation of Texas www.cftexas.org/doolittle-scholarship-fund

George E. Haddaway Education Fund – at the Communities Foundation of Texas www.cftexas.org/haddaway-educational-fund

Frontiers of Flight Museum – at Dallas Love Field www.flightmuseum.org

General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle Archives – at the University of Texas at Dallas, McDermott Library, Special Collections Department, History of Aviation Collection www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/doolittle

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September 7, 2017

Student

Chuck Cowden

Just saw the In Memorial in Military Officer magazine. I remember Col Glines from AFROTC at the University of Oklahoma in the 50s. He was dedicated to the education of young cadets and I remember that he cared about the mission of AFROTC and made himself available to us when we needed guidance. RIP.

September 5, 2017

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Joan H "widow of Col. George D Rawlings Rawlings

Recent notice in Airforce officers magazine of his obituary. Friend of my late husband as junior officers in 1949 -1950s at Tinker AFB in Oklahome. His writings for many years through the admiration of his career. My husband always showed great respect for this outstanding gentleman!

December 3, 2016

Tessie Doolittle

Hello my name is Tessie my sons are the great great grandchildren of col. Jimmy Doolittle... I was searching the web for info on Col. Jimmy Doolittle as my 10 yr old son is extremely awwed by his Great Great Grandpa.... I found an article on the myths and facts of Jimmy Doolittle that your dad had written... To my surprise his name was Glines!!! My mother's maiden name is Glines!!! Now I'm wondering if Carrol v. Glines is part of MY Glines family tree and if so how did it happen that a Glines has married a Doolittle and have 3 boys of my own I would love to get in contact with the Glines family just out of pure curiosity as I have an aunt named Carrol Glines and can't help but wonder if she was a niece named after ur dad... Please contact me at [email protected]

August 18, 2016

Marilyn Bennett

This may be a strange place to make this comment, but I just found some pictures of Mary Ellen Edwards Glines and Karen Glines. Is there anyone that would be interested in them?

March 18, 2016

Sandra and Ellis Sowell

Dear Karen, David, Valerie and rest of family,
How fortunate we were to become friends with your dear folks. It began in latter 1960's in Anchorage. Ellis's mother, in DC at the time, had a friend who knew that Glines were headed to Alaska...and so were we. And alas, Ellis and CV met on the elevator. And so the friendship started. But in those days we called him Col. Glines. The CV came much later. What a good time we had together. We are privileged to have a fine collection of his books. We never lost track of each other. We visited them in McLean. They visited us in Durham. And there it was that CV named Ellis his personal alchemist. The two of them had quite a time while Mary Ellen and I were washing dishes. We were so glad to have visited them in Dallas in recent times.
We honor their lives and their contributions.

January 24, 2016

Joe Marchant

I had the privilege of working for Col. Glines at Alaskan Command (ALCOM) Headquarters, Elemendorf AFB, Alaska, 1965 - 1968. We spent many pleasant hours with he and Mary Ellen. C.V. was a gracious gentleman and he and Mary Ellen were a charming, loving couple. They both set great examples for everyone that was privileged to know them.

January 24, 2016

Phyllis Moses

CV was not only a great writer, but a compassionate and kind mentor. When I decided to write an article about the Raiders, his wise input helped to make it possible for it to be published in an important aviation magazine. His careful proof-reading was invaluable, although his critical eye caught many of my
Errors, he didn't hold back on his opinions. He taught me so much! A great friend to my late husband, Brian K. Moses, a fellow QB.

January 22, 2016

Patrizia Nava

Dear Glines Family,

I only can remotely imagine what you are going thru at the moment, having lost your father, grandfather, and great-grandfather so shortly after the passing of your mother.

My deepest sympathies and thoughts are with you.

CV was born in the same year as my father was. Though, my dad only lived to his 73rd birthday. I kind of imagined my dad being of CV's age. I do remember CV being a modest and humble man, who was very kind to me and he always answered my questions regarding World War II in Germany.

Working with him in Special Collections was pure pleasure and I have learned a lot from him. I feel so honored for having made his acquaintance and seeing him every Tuesday. Special Collections will not be the same without him.

I personally will miss him very much.

With the kindest regards,

Patrizia Nava
Curator of Special Collections
The University of Texas at Dallas

January 21, 2016

Tom Casey

What we have in C.V. is a man of a million words, who has put these words in print on various subjects like airplanes, biographies, world events and valuable worldwide history. All these words are found in many books we have all enjoyed and will always be available worldwide to all those who seek the truth in words.

C.V. Glines has left us all with books of words on facts and truths. At no time did he ever improvise or attempt to say anything less than the truth and to state all the facts to support these truths.

Thank you, my dear friend, for all your words and your dedication to honesty in your research and speaking the truth in what you created on paper. Your words are what we have to treasure now, and they will always be here to remind us who you were, how you lived and how you will forever remain in our hearts.

I know I can speak for each Doolittle Raider and their families, along with all those Raider fans, who you educated through your words in your books. Thank you, C.V.

January 21, 2016

Abigail Hazlett

Having had the chance to work with C.V. on two scholarship committees over the past two years, I can honestly say he was one of my favorite committee members: always enthusiastic and generous, bent toward helping as much as he could the students and organizations considered each year. His presence on both committees will truly be missed.

January 20, 2016

Ifeoma Ude

It's been an honor to know this extraordinary family and had the opportunity to share the last years of Mr and Mrs Glines.My prayers goes out to the family during this mourning period for the Angel of comfort. Ifeoma Ude

January 19, 2016

Dick Hallion

CV was an extraordinary individual, and an airman-historian whose work was both thoroughly researched and engagingly written. He was an unfailing and generous mentor to many who have since entered the field. All of us who knew him miss him greatly, but we treasure the opportunity we had to learn from him. God bless, CV, it was a pleasure...

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