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
Born	1949 or 1950 (age 75–76)
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Air Command
Years of service	1967 – 2004
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Awards	Commander 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]