George Macdonald (Canadian general)

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George Macdonald
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General Macdonald
Born1949or1950(age 75–76)
Allegiance Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Branch Air Command
Years of service1967 – 2004
Rank Lieutenant-General
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General George Ehelbert Cornell Macdonald CMM, CD (born c. 1950) was Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. [1]

Military career

Educated at the University of Calgary, Macdonald joined the Canadian Forces in 1966 and served as an operational fighter pilot. [2] He held posts in Germany and Norway. [3] He became Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command in 1997 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 2001 before retiring in 2004. [2]

Macdonald was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1978. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Outgoing leader defends Norad in post-Cold War era: (Final Edition) Diedrich, JohnView Profile. Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta) 13 April 1998
  2. 1 2 "George E. C. Macdonald" (PDF). Royal Canadian Air Force Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "George Macdonald". Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. "CDFAI - Research Fellows". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ McCreery, Christopher (2008). On Her Majesty's Service Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada. Dundurn Press. p. 138. ISBN   978-1770702820.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commander of NORAD
1998 - 2001		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
2001-2004		Succeeded by
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