George Macdonald (Canadian general) explained

George Macdonald
Allegiance: Canada
Serviceyears:1967  - 2004
Rank:Lieutenant-General
Branch:Air Command
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]

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Notes and References

  1. Outgoing leader defends Norad in post-Cold War era: (Final Edition) Diedrich, JohnView Profile. Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta) 13 April 1998
  2. Web site: George E. C. Macdonald. Royal Canadian Air Force Association. 8 August 2022.
  3. Web site: George Macdonald. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. Web site: CDFAI - Research Fellows . 2013-09-14 . 2013-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130913002857/http://www.cdfai.org/researchfellows.htm . bot: unknown .
  4. Book: McCreery, Christopher . On Her Majesty's Service Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada. 2008. 138. Dundurn Press. 978-1770702820.