John T. Chain, Jr.
| John T. Chain Jr. | |
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General John T. Chain Jr.
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| Nickname(s) | Jack |
| Born |
December 11, 1934 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1957-1991 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held | Strategic Air Command |
| Battles/wars |
Vietnam War Cold War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Bronze Star |
| Other work | Member of the Board of Directors, Northrop Grumman Director, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Director, ConAgra Foods, Inc. Director, Kemper Insurance Company Director, James S. Kemper Foundation Member, Council on Foreign Relations Executive Vice President, Burlington Northern Railroad |
John Thomas Chain Jr. (born December 11, 1934) is a retired U.S. Air Force General. He is also a director of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, ConAgra Foods, Inc., and Kemper Insurance Co., as well as holding other corporate offices.
Chain was born in Wilmington, Delaware and attended high school at Fork Union Military Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1956 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 1990, both from Denison University. While at Denison University, General Chain was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. In 1971 he graduated from the National War College and concurrently earned a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University.
John Chain had a wide and varied military career, serving in a number of powerful positions. He accrued over 5,000 flying hours (including 400 combat hours) in more than 45 different military aircraft. He is a master parachutist with 66 jumps, and has been awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Bronze Star.
Chain was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He received his pilot wings in 1957 and then entered combat crew training. From 1958 to 1959 the general was an F-100 Super Sabre pilot at Toul-Rosieres Air Base in France, and from 1959 to 1962 at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany. General Chain then served as a flight examiner at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. In 1964 he was assigned as a forward air controller in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While there he became a master parachutist and flew Army O-1s and Air National Guard F-84 Thunderjets.
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