Bradford Grethen Chynoweth (July 20, 1890 – February 8, 1985) was a United States Army brigadier general.

[2] During World War I, Chynoweth was assigned to the office of the Chief of Engineers in Washington, D.C. from November 1917 to May 1919.

[2] Chynoweth found work as a mechanical engineer in New York City from November 1919 to May 1920, and then in the Detroit auto industry.

From July 1936 to March 1939, Chynoweth served as an instructor with the New Jersey National Guard and the 44th Division.

Chynoweth prepared the division for defense of the area and also for potential withdrawal into the mountains as a guerrilla force.

Chynoweth set up a defensive position on Balamban Mountain, but was ordered to surrender by Generals Wainwright and Sharp in May 1942.

[3][6] After the war, Chynoweth was assigned to Army Service Forces headquarters in Washington, D.C. until his October 31, 1947, retirement as a brigadier general.

[6] Chynoweth's father Edward married Emilie Grethen on November 25, 1882, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He died at the Presidio of San Francisco and was interred at Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California.