Brigadier General John French

US Air Force Military Biographies, Annual, 2004

BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN FRENCH

Retired Feb. 1, 1970. Died Feb. 17, 1991.

YEAR OF BIRTH: 1918

PLACE OF BIRTH: Dorchester, Mass.

EDUCATION: Graduate, Flying School, 1941 Air Command & Staff School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1950 Advanced Management Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1953 University of Maryland, bachelor of arts 1961

AERONAUTICAL RATING: Command pilot

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster

Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

American Defense Service Medal

American Campaign Medal

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)

National Defense Service Medal with service star

Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with six oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL: March 28, 1968

(Current as of July 23, 1969)

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

1941-1943 Supply officer; later operations officer, 63d Troop Carrier Group, Brookley Field., Ala.

1943-1944 Assistant to deputy chief of staff/supply, Air Support Dept., Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics, Fla.

1944-1945 Assistant to deputy chief of staff/supply, Headquarters I Troop Carrier Command, Stout Field, Ind. (with temporary duty in Europe July-Nov. 1945)

1945-1946 Manpower officer, IX Troop Carrier Command, Stout Field., Ind.

1946-1949 Chief, Organization & Plans; later assistant plans officer, U.S. Air Forces in Europe

1949-1950 Administration officer, Headquarters 311th Air Division, Forbes Air Force Base, Kan.; later Headquarters 2d Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

1950 Student, Air Command & Staff School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

1950-1952 Operations & training officer, 507th Tactical Control Group, later director of plans, Headquarters 9th Air Force, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

1952-1953 Student, University of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Advanced Management Course)

1953-1956 Deputy chief of staff, comptroller, Headquarters 9th Air Force, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

1956-1958 Comptroller, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Taiwan

1958-1960 Chief, International Relations Area, Office of the Comptroller of the Air Force

1960-1961 Chief, Fiscal Affairs Division, special assistant for programs & budget, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

1961-1964 Assistant chief of staff; later deputy chief of staff, U.S. Strike Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

1964-1965 Deputy chief of staff; later deputy director of operations, J-3, U.S. Strike Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

1965-1966 Deputy director of budget, Office of the Comptroller of the Air Force

1966-1968 Executive to the vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

1968-Present Deputy chief of staff, comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio