John T. Chain, Jr. (born 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 Company, 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 Denis...
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John T. Chain, Jr. (born 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 Company, 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 Defense...
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