Edwin Reyno

Edwin M. Reyno
Born	11 May 1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	10 February 1982 (aged 64) Arlington, Texas, United States
Place of burial	Herring Cove, Nova Scotia
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force (to 1968) Canadian Forces (1968-1975)
Years of service	1938 – 1975
Rank	Air Marshal / Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Chief of Personnel Canada Deputy Commander of NORAD Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain
Awards	Air Force Cross Canadian Forces Decoration
Other work	Remained in RCAF until 1975; later worked for LTV Aerospace in Texas, USA and taught courses at the University of Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)

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]

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. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
2. http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2006/09/the-battle-of-britain/