The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General John Paul McConnell

McConnell

John Paul, General

(1908 – 1986) (USAAF/USAF)

1942
Assistant Executive Officer, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1942
- 1943
Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
1943
Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
1943
Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Air Training Command
1943
- 1944
Chief of Staff, China-Burma-India Air Force Training Command (Provisional) [India]
1944
Deputy Chief of Staff, 3rd Tactical Air Force [India]
1944
Deputy Commanding General 3rd Tactical Air Force [India]
1944
Senior Air Staff Officer, 3rd Tactical Air Force [India]
1944
- 1945
Senior Air Staff Officer, Southeast Asia Air Command
1945
Acting Deputy Chief of the Staff for Operations, Plans & Intelligence, Eastern Air Command [China]
1945
- 1946
Chief of Staff, Headquarters China Theater
1946
- 1947
Commanding General Air Division Advisory Mission to China
1946
Attached to Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947
Chief of the Reserve & National Guard Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947
- 1948
Chief of the Reserve & National Guard Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Air Force
1948
Chief of the Civil Components Group, Headquarters US Air Force
1948
- 1950
Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force for Reserve Forces, Headquarters US Air Force
1950
- 1951
Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom]
1950
- 1951
Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom]
1951
Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom]
1951
Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom]
1951
- 1953
Commanding General 7th Air Division [United Kingdom]
1952
Commanding General 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom]
1953
- 1957
Director of Plans, Headquarters Strategic Air Command
1957
- 1961
Commanding General 2nd Air Force
1961
- 1962
Vice Commander in Chief Strategic Air Command
1962
- 1964
Deputy Commander in Chief US European Command
1964
- 1965
Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force
1965
- 1969
Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force
1969
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon