Edwin Michael Reyno AFC

Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

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Canadian Forces Decoration

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 (1917–1982) was an Air Marshal

Air Marshal

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 in the Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force

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 and a Lieutenant-General

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 in the integrated Canadian Forces

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Biography

Born in Halifax

City of Halifax

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, Nova Scotia

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, he graduated from Saint Mary's University

Saint Mary's University (Halifax)

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 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Enlisting in the RCAF

Royal Canadian Air Force

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 January 3, 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

Battle of Britain

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After the war, Reyno attended RCAF Staff College in 1947 and Imperial Defence College

Royal College of Defence Studies

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 in 1959. He served as the Director of Strategic Air Plans from 1952 until 1955, when he was promoted to Air Commodore

Air Commodore

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 and made the Air Officer Commanding at Air Defence Command

Aerospace Defense Command

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. In 1963 he was promoted to Air Vice-Marshal

Air Vice-Marshal

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 and made Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. A final promotion to Air Marshal

Air Marshal

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 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.