Biographical Data

McGowan, Stewart Edwin

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Title Brigadier-General (PLT)
Official Number (nk)
 
Birth 01/03/1938 Death 17/02/2014
Place Montreal (Town of Mount Royal) Place Lima
Area PQ Area
Country Canada Country Peru
 
Titles
Honours OStJ;
Awards
Qualifications psc;
 
Biography
He graduated from Victoria High School in 1955. After his retirement he was a skipper of a Harbour Ferry.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Able Seaman RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1954). He served in HMCS Kentville 1954. He served in HMCS Cougar 1955. (CFR). He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1955). He served in College Militaire Royal de St. Jean 1955. He served in the Royal Military College of Canada 1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1960). He served in RCAF Penhold and RCAF Saskatoon for Pilot Training 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Operational Pilot in VS-880 Squadron 1961. He served in HMCS Bonaventure 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 05/07/1962). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Pre-Fleet Course 1965. He served in HMCS Ottawa as Deck Officer and Watchkeeper 1966, Awarded Bridge Watchkeeping Certicate. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Pilot for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Bonaventure 1967. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1968). He served in Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College (HMCS Kingston) 1970. He served in the US Navy Air Development Center (Warminster PA) as Project Officer (LAMPS Project) 1971. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1974). He served as Commanding Offficer Recruiting Zone Headquarters Atlantic (Halifax) 1974. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in CFB Winnipeg for 408 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1977. He served in CFB Winnipeg as Deputy Commander Air Reserve Group Winnipeg 1980. He served in CFB Winnipeg as Base Commander 1983. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Project Manager New Shipborne Aircraft 1986. He was appointed as a Brigadier General (PLT) 1987. He served in CFB St. Hubert as Commander 10 Tactical Air Group 1987. He served in NORAD HQ (Colorado Springs) as Command Director 1990. He served in NORAD HQ as Vice-Commander NORAD Planning Staff, 1990. He served in Elmendorf AFB Alaska for NORAD as Deputy Commander Alaska NORAD Region 1991. (He was retired 01/08/1993.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 4,500. Fixed-Wing Deck Landings: 120. Total Hauldown Landings: 234
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Anecdotes
 
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); http://www.forfreedom.ca/?p=2689; Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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2010-12-24 00:00:00

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