George Croil Military person

Air Marshal George Mitchell Croil CBE, AFC (June 5, 1893 – April 8, 1959) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot during World War I who went on to become the first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was asked to step down as CAS in 1940 and Croil then served as the Inspector-General of the RCAF until his retirement in 1944 when the post of Inspector General was abolished.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 05, 1893
Birth place
Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States
Date of deathApril 08, 1959
Place of death
British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada

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Military person

award
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
Royal Canadian Air Force

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External resources

  1. http://airforce.ca/magazine/last-postings/a-f
  2. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/16w-16e/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=279
  3. http://www.junobeach.org/e/3/can-pep-can-croil-e.htm#null