Ahern was born on November 7, 1924, in New Haven, Connecticut. At the age of 15 he entered New Haven State Teachers College.[1] Later he attended the six-week Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School. He married Kathryn L. Teague, widow of USAF Lieutenant Edward F. Teague. They had one child together and also raised Kathryn's son from her first marriage together. Ahern died on April 16, 2003, and is buried with Kathryn L (1922–1989) at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
Timothy I. Ahern, at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
January 17, 2023
timothy, ahern, november, 1924, april, 2003, major, general, united, states, force, born, 1924, november, 1924new, haven, connecticutdiedapril, 2003, 2003, aged, arlington, virginiaburiedarlington, national, cemeteryallegianceunited, states, americaservice, br. Timothy I Ahern November 7 1924 April 16 2003 was a major general in the United States Air Force Timothy I AhernBorn 1924 11 07 November 7 1924New Haven ConnecticutDiedApril 16 2003 2003 04 16 aged 78 Arlington VirginiaBuriedArlington National CemeteryAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States Air ForceRankMajor general Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditAhern was born on November 7 1924 in New Haven Connecticut At the age of 15 he entered New Haven State Teachers College 1 Later he attended the six week Advanced Management Program AMP at Harvard Business School He married Kathryn L Teague widow of USAF Lieutenant Edward F Teague They had one child together and also raised Kathryn s son from her first marriage together Ahern died on April 16 2003 and is buried with Kathryn L 1922 1989 at Arlington National Cemetery 2 Career EditAhern originally enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 and commissioned an officer the following year During World War II he served with the 731st Bombardment Squadron Following the war he was stationed at Enid Army Airfield in Enid Oklahoma Later he would transfer to the Air Force upon its inception He would be assigned to Scott Air Force Base in St Clair County Illinois and Moody Air Force Base in Georgia before serving as executive officer to U S Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Thomas D White He remained with General White after he was promoted to chief of staff serving as his aide de camp until 1960 Later he was given command of the 325th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at Truax Air Force Base in Madison Wisconsin The squadron would be deployed to fly fighter interceptor escort during the Cuban Missile Crisis In 1968 Ahern was given command of the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron before being assigned to Air Defense Command He served as commander of the 57th Fighter Group based in Snohomish County Washington in 1968 until he was reassigned to The Pentagon During this time he assisted in modernizing U S air defenses Later in his career he was named Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of Research and Development of the Air Force His retirement was effective as of December 1 1978 Awards he received include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal the Legion of Merit the Air Medal the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Outstanding Unit Award References Edit Major General Timothy I Ahern United States Air Force Archived from the original on 2012 07 18 Retrieved 2011 01 24 Burial Detail Ahern Timothy I ANC ExplorerExternal links EditTimothy I Ahern at ArlingtonCemetery net an unofficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timothy I Ahern amp oldid 1118851647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
