John Franklin Bruce Carruthers (August 31, 1889 – January 13, 1960) was a reverend who ministered to early aviators.
[1] He was the chaplain to the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, in Los Angeles, California.
He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 31, 1889, to James B. Carruthers and Anna Wood.
[2][5] In 1933, he was the research assistant of Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, president of the University of Southern California.
[6] Carruthers was a member of the aviation fraternity, Alpha Eta Rho and served as its national historian.