George Macdonald (Canadian general)

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

George Macdonald
General Macdonald
Born1949 or 1950 (age 73–74)
AllegianceCanada Canada
Service/branchAir Command
Years of service1967 – 2004
RankLieutenant-General
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

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. "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.
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