▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁assign ments ▁ ▁General ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁remained ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁A viation ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Gu am ▁and ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁A ircraft ▁Wing ▁station ed ▁there . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁Wing ▁has ▁been ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁during ▁the ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁stayed ▁on ▁Gu am ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁A ircraft ▁Group ▁ 2 4 ▁( Re in for ced ). ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁M AG ▁ 2 4 ▁( re in for ced ) ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁and ▁inspect or ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Pacific ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁K eller ▁E . ▁Rock ey ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁service ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Air ▁Station ▁Cher ry ▁Point , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁assumed ▁Command ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁station . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁was ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Marine ▁A ircraft ▁Wing ▁and ▁deput y ▁commander , ▁air , ▁Fle et ▁Marine ▁Force