A native of Quincy, Illinois, Tim Scherrer received his B.A. and M.A. in History from Truman State University where he was also an Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate. He also studied at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His book Half the Town Burned: The Great Wooldridge Fire of 2022 received the runner up prize for the "Show Me Your Best" award for the best book published on Missouri in 2023 by the Missouri Writer's Guild. His book U.S. Military Hand Cart: WWII to Korea received the runner up award for best non-fiction book published in 2024 by the Missouri Writer's Guild. He is also a speaker for Missouri Humanities in the 2025-6 season on The Great Wooldridge Fire of 2022 and Missouri's Signal Pigeon Corps connection. He also appeared on WW2TV, Spycraft 101, and The Team House. He worked at Truman State University and taught Military Science/Military History at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He also served as Director of College Placement/Counseling & Instructor of American/Military History at Missouri Military Academy. He is the former Dean of Academics at Fr. Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia, MO. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel 28 years in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Military Intelligence Officer. He received the Knowlton Award from the Military Intelligence Corps Association in 2015 and was inducted into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame at Truman State. He lives in Columbia, MO. He can be reached at [email protected] .