Chester Hull
Chester Hull | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1919 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | April 9, 2012 (aged 92) Belleville, Ontario |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces |
| Years of service | 1939-1974 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | RCAF Air Defence Command RCAF Air Transport Command |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General A. Chester Hull CMM, DFC, CD (April 19, 1919 – April 9, 2012) was a Canadian Forces officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.
Career
[edit]Hull joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1939, served in World War II as a bomber pilot with 420 squadron and then 428 Squadron before becoming Senior Operations Controller of No. 6 Group RCAF in 1944.[1] He became Commanding Officer of RCAF Clinton in 1947, Base Commander and commander of No. 3 (Fighter) Wing at Zweibrücken and Chief of Staff of Air Defence Command in 1962.[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Air Defence Command and then Air Officer Commanding Air Transport Command before becoming Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1972 and retiring in 1974.[1] He died in April 2012.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 427 Squadron Association
- ^ Hull, Lt. Gen. A. Chester - (Ret’d), CMM, DFC, CD Archived 2013-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Canadian obituaries
- 1919 births
- 2012 deaths
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)
- Vice chiefs of the Defence Staff (Canada)
- Canadian Forces Air Command generals
- Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Military College of Canada alumni
- Military personnel from Edinburgh