Doyle Glass

Doyle Dudley Glass
Born (1962-01-22) January 22, 1962
Midland, Texas
Occupation Historian, Sculptor
Nationality American
Website
www.doyleglass.com

Doyle Dudley Glass (born January 22, 1962) is an American historian and sculptor. He specializes in military monuments, having designed the Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial and the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial.

Biography

Glass was born and raised in Midland, Texas. A sixth generation Texan, his family dates back to the days of the Republic of Texas, with an ancestor who died at the Alamo, another who was a Texas Ranger in Sul Ross' command, a soldier who fought at Gettysburg, and a great-grandfather who was one of the first West Texas cattlemen.

After graduating from Midland High School in 1980, Glass attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas where he obtained a BA in history. In 1988, he graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. In the early 1990s, Glass worked as an assistant district attorney in McLennan County, Texas and Bell County, Texas. In 1994, he moved to Kentucky and began work as a special prosecutor with the Kentucky Attorney General office.

Sculptor

In 1999, Glass became a historian and sculptor, specializing in military monuments. He completed the Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial in 2001,[1][2] and the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial in 2008.[3]

Historian

As an historian, Glass wrote Lions of Medina, a first-hand account of the Marines of Charlie Company 1/1 during the Vietnam War.

References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial". KET. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Texas Medal of Honor Memorial Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine.
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