Major General John K. Hester USAF

[jeffskea]

I recently purchased this fine set of miniature medals belonging to Major General Hester, died in service from a parachuting accident in the '60s while in command of the 17th Air Force (posthumously awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal).

 

During WW2 he served in the CBI theatre, including service in China as A-3 of the 68th Composite Wing, which included the military Flying Tigers and successors to Chennault's American Volunteer Group. Hester flew 50 combat missions and likely received his Air Medal after 25 missions and his DFC after 50 missions which was in line with CBI guidelines during that time.

 

His full bio and a nice presentation on some other items of his are found at the links below:

 

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106745/major-general-john-k-hester/

 

 

https://youtu.be/4u7eD_fr2LI

 

Jeff

Edited February 2, 2022 by jeffskea

[muckaroon1960]

That's a really nice set and with history also. Thanks for posting and sharing these.