| George Macdonald | |
|---|---|
 General Macdonald | |
| Born | 1949/1950 (age 74–75) |
| Allegiance |
 Canada |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1967 – 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[]
- ↑ Outgoing leader defends Norad in post-Cold War era: (Final Edition) Diedrich, JohnView Profile. Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta) 13 April 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "George E. C. Macdonald". Royal Canadian Air Force Association. https://rcafassociation.ca/uploads/airforce/2008/07/bio-macdonald.pdf.
- ↑ "George Macdonald". Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. http://www.cdfai.org/researchfellows.htm. Archived 2013-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ McCreery, Christopher (2008). On Her Majesty's Service Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada. Dundurn Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1770702820. https://www.google.com/books/edition/On_Her_Majesty_s_Service/UZAIXB15SrsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=&pg=PA138&printsec=frontcover.
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