U.S. Air Force Colonel John R. Boyd was a fighter pilot who became America's most influential military theorist. 

January 23, 1927: Born in Erie, PA

August 31, 1975: Retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel

March 9, 1997: Died in West Palm Beach, FL (http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/13/us/col-john-boyd-is-dead-at-70-advanced-air-combat-tactics.html)

March 20, 1997: Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jrboyd.htm)

September 17, 1999: Boyd Hall Dedicated at Nellis Air Force Base, NV

June 13, 2013: Boyd Hall Re-Dedicated at Nellis Air Force Base, NV (http://www.nellis.af.mil/News/tabid/6431/Article/284229/boyd-hall-display-receives-renovation.aspx)