![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Commodore_H.E._Reid_RCN.jpg/640px-Commodore_H.E._Reid_RCN.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Howard Reid (admiral)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vice-Admiral Howard Emerson Reid, CB (5 June 1897 – 3 May 1962) was a Royal Canadian Navy officer who served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 28 February 1946 to 1 September 1947.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Howard Reid | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | (1897-06-05)5 June 1897 Portage-du-Fort, Quebec |
Died | 3 May 1962(1962-05-03) (aged 64) Victoria, British Columbia |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Royal Canadian Navy |
Years of service | 1912–1947 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | Chief of the Naval Staff Newfoundland Escort Force Atlantic Coast HMC Dockyard Halifax HMCS Naden HMCS Fraser HMCS Skeena |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Close