Don A Farrell | |
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| Born | Don A. Farrell July 28, 1947 Redmond, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian, educator, researcher |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | California State University San Bernardino |
| Genre | History |
| Notable works | Tinian and The Bomb Modern History of the Northern Mariana Islands History of the Mariana Islands to Partition The History of the Northern Mariana Islands The Sacrifice of Guam: 1919-1943 The Americanization of Guam: 1898-1918 Liberation-1944: The Pictorial History of Guam |
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| micronesianpubs | |
Don Allen Farrell (born July 28, 1947) is an educator, local historian and author based on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). He is known for his research and publications on the history of the Mariana Islands with an emphasis on World War II.[1]
Don Allen Farrell was born on July 28, 1947, in Redmond, Oregon.
Farrell received his high school diploma from Hillcrest High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1965 and afterwards joined the United States Air Force (USAF) where he served until 1971. Upon completing his tour of duty in the USAF, he enrolled at California State University, Fullerton, where he earned a BA in biology in 1973. He went on to earn a secondary teaching credential at California State University, San Bernardino in 1974.
Farrell's academic career began at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California in 1975. In 1977, he moved to the island of Guam, where he taught at Inarajan Jr. High School and John F. Kennedy High School. During his early years on Guam, he began a fascination with and subsequent research into the history of WWII on that island. In 1980, he joined the Guam Legislature as a Public Relations Officer, and in 1982 took on the role of Chief of Staff for the Speaker of the Guam Legislature.[2]
In 1987, Farrell moved to the island of Tinian where he worked as a high school teacher at Tinian High School and a Historical Consultant for the CNMI Public School System. From 1989 to 2014, Farrell served on the Senior Management Team of the Governor of Guam, as the Public Information Officer for the Tinian Municipal Government and as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Mayor of Tinian.[3]