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George Macdonald (Canadian general)

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George Macdonald
General Macdonald
Born1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)
AllegianceCanada Canada
Service / branchAir Command
Years of service1967 – 2004
RankLieutenant-General
AwardsCommander 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

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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

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  1. ^ Outgoing leader defends Norad in post-Cold War era: (Final Edition) Diedrich, JohnView Profile. Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta) 13 April 1998
  2. ^ a b "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