Kenneth Lewis (general) explained

Kenneth Lewis
Birth Date:c. 1929
Birth Place:Wood River, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance: Canada
Serviceyears:Late 1940s-1983
Rank:Lieutenant-General
Branch:Air Command
Commands:Air Command
Awards:Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.[1]

Career

A native of Ponoka, Alberta,[2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978[3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[4]

In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.[5] He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 3. Newspapers.com. 1 April 2015.
  2. ACROSS CANADA Air force commander to retireThe Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 26 Jan 1983: P.9.
  3. http://www.norad.mil/Portals/29/Documents/History/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20NORAD.pdf A Brief History of Norad, p. 35
  4. http://www.thevoxair.ca/Issues/2009/Voxair%20ISSUE%2011_2009.pdf A long forgotten piece of history
  5. http://thecontactnewspaper.cfbtrenton.com/archives/2005/09_April_2005/apr_01_2005/thecontact_apr_01_2005.pdf The Week In
  6. Book: Air Force Blue. 67. 9780973739015.
  7. News: Obituaries. Ottawa Citizen. 38. February 5, 1992. November 4, 2018.