Condon Ret, Gen John P.

Major General John Pomery Condon, Naval Academy Class of 1934, earned his wings as a naval aviator in 1937. On active duty from May 1934 to October 1962, he held command positions at the squadron, group, and wing levels. During World War II, he served with the Fighter Command at Guadalcanal and in the Northern Solomons and subsequently played a key role in training Marine Corps pilots for carrier operations. At Okinawa he commanded Marine Aircraft Group 14, and in Korea, Marine Aircraft Groups 33 and 12, the first group to fly jet aircraft in combat and the last to fly the Corsair against the