Kenneth Lewis | |
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Born | c. 1929 Wood River, Alberta, Canada |
Died | (aged 62) Stittsville, Ontario, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Air Command [a] |
Years of service | Late 1940s-1983 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Air Command |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983. [1]
A native of Ponoka, Alberta, [2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978 [3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983. [4]
In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada. [5] He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62. [6] [7]
Kenneth Lewis | |
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Born | c. 1929 Wood River, Alberta, Canada |
Died | (aged 62) Stittsville, Ontario, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Air Command [a] |
Years of service | Late 1940s-1983 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Air Command |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983. [1]
A native of Ponoka, Alberta, [2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978 [3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983. [4]
In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada. [5] He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62. [6] [7]