BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN FRENCH YEAR OF BIRTH: 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH: Dorchester, Mass. EDUCATION: Graduate, Flying School, 1941Air Command & Staff School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1950 Advanced Management Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1953University of Maryland, bachelor of arts 1961 AERONAUTICAL RATING: Command pilotMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterArmy Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clustersAmerican Defense Service MedalAmerican Campaign MedalEuropean-African-Middle Eastern Campaign MedalWorld War II Victory MedalArmy of Occupation Medal (Germany)National Defense Service Medal with service starAir 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 ASSIGNMENTS1941-1943 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. l956-1958 Comptroller, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Taiwan 1958-1960 Chief, International Relations Area, Office of the Comptroller of the Air Force 1960-196l 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. l964-1965 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