Edwin Reyno

Edwin Michael Reyno AFC, CD (11 May 1917 – 10 February 1982) was an Air Marshal in the Royal Canadian Air Force[1] and a Lieutenant-General in the integrated Canadian Forces.[2]

Edwin M. Reyno
Born(1917-05-11)11 May 1917
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died10 February 1982(1982-02-10) (aged 64)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Place of burial
Herring Cove, Nova Scotia
AllegianceCanada Canada
Service/branchCanada Royal Canadian Air Force (to 1968)
Canadian Forces (1968-1975)
Years of service1938 – 1975
RankAir Marshal / Lieutenant-General
Commands heldChief of Personnel Canada
Deputy Commander of NORAD
Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsAir Force Cross
Canadian Forces Decoration
Other workRemained in RCAF until 1975; later worked for LTV Aerospace in Texas, USA and taught courses at the University of Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)

Biography

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he graduated from Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Enlisting in the RCAF 3 January 1938, Reyno was deployed overseas with No.1 (C) Squadron. He served as both a fighter pilot and an instructor, and fought with distinction during the Battle of Britain.

After the war, Reyno attended RCAF Staff College in 1947 and Imperial Defence College in 1959. He served as the Director of Strategic Air Plans from 1952 until 1955, when he was promoted to Air Commodore and made the Air Officer Commanding at Air Defence Command. In 1963 he was promoted to Air Vice-Marshal and made Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. A final promotion to Air Marshal came in July 1966, when he was appointed Chief of Personnel of the Canadian Forces. From 1969 to 1972, he was the Deputy Commander of NORAD. He had three daughters, Nancy, Ruth, and Kathleen. He died in 1982 of cancer.

References
  1. Blatherwick, Surgeon Commander F.J. "Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals". The Unitrade Press, 1983 on Air Force association of Canada website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "The Battle of Britain: Air Force, Part 17". 2 September 2006.
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