George C. Kenney

Born

1889-08-06

Died

1977-08-09

Birthplace

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

George Churchill Kenney (August 6, 1889 – August 9, 1977) was a United States Army general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held between August 1942 and 1945.