James T. Hill Jr. was a lawyer with the United States Department of the Navy and the

United States Department of the Air Force The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on Sept ...

Career

Hill joined the Department of the Navy's Office of

General Counsel A general counsel, also known as chief counsel or chief legal officer (CLO), is the chief in-house lawyer for a company or a governmental department. In a company, the person holding the position typically reports directly to the CEO, and their ...

(DON-OGC) in 1944. From August 24, 1946, until May 15, 1947, he was

General Counsel of the Navy The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy is the senior civilian lawyer in the United States Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of the Navy and is the senior legal adviser to the United States Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the ...

. On July 31, 1950, Hill began working as the General Counsel of the Air Force. He held this position until 1952, when he was promoted and became Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

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Papers at the Truman Library
1892 births 1978 deaths General Counsels of the United States Navy United States Air Force civilians {{USN-bio-stub