Chester Hull

A. Chester Hull CMM, DFC, CD was a Canadian Forces officer who became Vice [Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Vice Chief of the Defence Staff] in Canada.

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 No. [420 Squadron RCAF|420 squadron] and then 428 Squadron RCAF|428 Squadron] before becoming Senior Operations Controller of No. 6 Group RCAF in 1944. He became Commanding Officer of RCAF Clinton in 1947, Base Commander and commander of No. 3 Wing at Zweibrücken 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 (Canada)|Vice Chief of the Defence Staff] in 1972 and retiring in 1974. He died in April 2012.