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Patrick O'Donnell (Canadian general)

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Patrick O'Donnell
Born(1940-07-12)July 12, 1940
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 24, 2015(2015-09-24) (aged 75)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchCanadian Forces
Years of service1959–1995
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsNorthern Region
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General Patrick J. "Paddy" O'Donnell CMM CD (July 12, 1940 – September 24, 2015) was a Canadian Forces officer. He was Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

Military career

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Educated at Queen's University, O'Donnell joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1959 and pursued a flying career.[1] He became Commander of Canada's Northern Region in 1987, Deputy Commander of Air Command in 1990 and Assistant Deputy Minister (Personnel) at the National Defence Headquarters in 1992.[2] His last appointment was as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993 before retiring in 1995.[1][3]

In retirement he became Director of Business Planning at Spar Aerospace.[1] On September 24, 2015, O'Donnell died at the age of 75.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Patrick O'Donnell Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine CFN Consultants
  2. ^ "General Rick Hillier: the face of the Canadian Forces". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Vice Chief Paddy O'Donnell retires". 1995-03-08. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  4. ^ "Patrick O'DONNELL". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1993–1995
Succeeded by