Lieutenant-General A. Chester Hull CMM, DFC, CD (April 19, 1919 – April 9, 2012) was a

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officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

Career

Hull joined the

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and, after graduating from the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

in 1939, served in

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as a bomber pilot with 420 squadron and then 428 Squadron before becoming Senior Operations Controller of No. 6 Group RCAF in 1944.427 Squadron Association
/ref> He became Commanding Officer of RCAF Clinton in 1947, Base Commander and commander of No. 3 (Fighter) Wing at

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and Chief of Staff of Air Defence Command in 1962. 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. He died in April 2012.Hull, Lt. Gen. A. Chester - (Ret’d), CMM, DFC, CD
Canadian obituaries

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Chester 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