Allan C. Stover

Allan C. Stover was born in Cleveland, Ohio. At age 14, he used a forged birth certificate to enlist in the U. S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. During his service, he served aboard ship and on isolated duty on a Loran station in the Pacific and aboard a gunboat in Florida. After his honorable discharge at age 18, he served as an Able Seaman on a Great Lakes ore carrier for an entire season. He enrolled in Pacific States University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering. He worked as an engineer at Cape Canaveral and on numerous assignments overseas and in the United States. He received his Master of Science degree from Vanderbilt University, where he was the Orrin Henry Ingram Scholar. Allan is a Registered Professional Engineer and a member of the Authors Guild. He has graduated from numerous writing courses with Writer’s Digest School.

In 1991, he formed the Veterans of Underage Military Service and served as its National Commander for three years. He built the nonprofit association’s membership to 650 by the time he retired as National Commander. The association has identified now more than 2,700 veterans who served the United States while underage. His first book, You and the Metric System, received an award as Outstanding Science Book from the National Science Teachers Association. His second textbook was published by McGraw-Hill and was later published in Mandarin for Mainland China.His controversial novel, The Evil Ones, was critically received. Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association of America, wrote in a personal letter, “I read your book with great interest and have marked a few passages to use as both a professional and personal resource. You make so many great points and articulate your message so eloquently.”

Allan worked overseas for more than twenty years, living in Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. He served as technical adviser to the Philippine Air force for more than eight years, the Venezuelan Air Force for three years, the Greek aerospace industries for two years, and the Saudi Arabian Air Force for more than six years. He has visited more than fifty countries.

He survived a terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, dodged anti-American demonstrations in Beijing, China when the U. S. bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, went behind the Iron Curtain into Communist East Germany years before the Berlin Wall fell, and lived in the Philippines when President Marcos seized power and became a dictator. He lives in Florida with his wife, Jean Ann.