# Edwin Reyno

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{{short description|RCAF Air Marshal (1917-1982)}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name          = Edwin Michael Reyno
|birth_date    = {{birth date|df=y|1917|5|11}}
|death_date    = {{death date and age|1982|2|10|1917|5|11|df=y}}
|birth_place   = [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada
|death_place   = Arlington, Texas, U.S.
|burial_place  = [Herring Cove, Nova Scotia](/source/Herring_Cove%2C_Nova_Scotia)
|burial_label  = Place of burial
|image         = 
|caption       = 
|nickname      = 
|allegiance    = {{flagicon|Canada}} [Canada](/source/Canada)
|service_years = 1938-1975
|rank          = [Air Marshal](/source/Air_Marshal) / [Lieutenant-General](/source/Lieutenant-General_(Canada))
|branch        = {{flagicon|Canada|air force-1924}} [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) (to 1968)<br>[Canadian Forces](/source/Canadian_Forces) (1968-1975)
|commands      = Chief of Personnel Canada<br />Deputy Commander of NORAD<br />Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force
|unit          = 
|battles       = [World War II](/source/World_War_II)
*[Battle of Britain](/source/Battle_of_Britain)
|awards        = [Air Force Cross](/source/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom))<br />[Canadian Forces' Decoration](/source/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](/source/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)), [CD](/source/Canadian_Forces'_Decoration) (11 May 1917 – 10 February 1982) was an [Air Marshal](/source/Air_Marshal) in the [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force)<ref>{{cite web|last=Blatherwick|first=Surgeon Commander F.J.|title=Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals|url=http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/ALPHA-RE.R1.html|publisher=The Unitrade Press, 1983 on Air Force association of Canada website|accessdate=30 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006235110/http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/ALPHA-RE.R1.html|archive-date=6 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a [Lieutenant-General](/source/Lieutenant-General_(Canada)) in the integrated [Canadian Forces](/source/Canadian_Forces).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2006/09/the-battle-of-britain/|title = The Battle of Britain: Air Force, Part 17|date = 2 September 2006}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), he graduated from [Saint Mary's University](/source/Saint_Mary's_University_(Halifax)) with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Enlisting in the [RCAF](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) 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](/source/Battle_of_Britain).

After the war, Reyno attended RCAF Staff College in 1947 and [Imperial Defence College](/source/Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies) in 1959. He served as the Director of Strategic Air Plans from 1952 until 1955, when he was promoted to [Air Commodore](/source/Air_Commodore) and made the Air Officer Commanding at [Air Defence Command](/source/Aerospace_Defense_Command). In 1963 he was promoted to [Air Vice-Marshal](/source/Air_Vice-Marshal) and made Chief of Air Staff, 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. A final promotion to [Air Marshal](/source/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](/source/North_American_Aerospace_Defence_Command). He had three daughters, Nancy, Ruth, and Kathleen.  He died in 1982 of cancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot is Dead|author=[The Canadian Press](/source/The_Canadian_Press)|work=[Niagara Falls Review](/source/Niagara_Falls_Review)|date= February 12, 1982|page= 7}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-aft|after=[Reginald J. Lane](/source/Reginald_J._Lane)}}
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Category:Canadian generals
Category:Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Category:The Few
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