Chester Hull

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.

Chester Hull
Born	(1919-04-19)April 19, 1919 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	April 9, 2012(2012-04-09) (aged 92) Belleville, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service	1939-1974
Rank	General
Commands held	RCAF Air Defence Command RCAF Air Transport Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

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

1. 427 Squadron Association
2. Hull, Lt. Gen. A. Chester - (Ret’d), CMM, DFC, CD Archived 2013-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Canadian obituaries

Military offices
Preceded by Michael Dare	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1972-1974	Succeeded by Robert Falls