Please answer the following question: What type of details about john mccauley can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: air marshal sir john patrick joseph mccauley , kbe , cb -lrb- 18 march 1899 -- 3 february 1989 -rrb- was a senior commander in the royal australian air force -lrb- raaf -rrb- . he served as chief of the air staff from 1954 to 1957 . a duntroon graduate , mccauley spent four years in the australian military forces before transferring to the raaf in 1924 . he was director of training from 1936 to 1938 , and commanded engineering and flying training schools for the first eighteen months of world war ii . having been promoted to group captain in 1940 , he was posted to singapore in june 1941 to take charge of all raaf units defending the area . he earned praise for his efforts in attacking invading japanese forces before the fall of singapore , and for his dedication in evacuating his men . after serving as deputy chief of the air staff in 1942 -- 44 , he was appointed to a senior operational role with the royal air force 's 2nd tactical air force in europe , where he saw out the rest of the war . following the end of hostilities , mccauley again became deputy chief of the air staff . in 1947 he was promoted to air vice marshal and appointed chief of staff at british commonwealth occupation force headquarters in japan . returning to australia in june 1949 , he served as the last air officer commanding -lrb- aoc -rrb- eastern area and the inaugural aoc home command -lrb- now air command -rrb- . raised to air marshal , he took up the position of chief of the air staff in january 1954 , and was knighted a year later . during his tenure in the raaf 's senior role , mccauley focused on potential deployments to southeast asia -- particularly vietnam -- and threats from the north , commencing redevelopment of raaf base darwin and recommending purchase of a light supersonic bomber to replace the air force 's english electric canberra . after retiring from military life in march 1957 , he chaired various community and welfare organisations , serving as federal president of the air force association for ten years . he died...
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