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What was the military rank of Frank Robert Miller from Sep 1937 to Apr 1939?
Frank Robert Miller Air Chief Marshal Frank Robert Miller ( April 30 , 1908 – October 20 , 1997 ) was a Canadian airman , the last Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff in 1964 , the first Chief of the Defence Staff from 1964 until 1966 , and Deputy Minister of National Defence . He held a range of Air Force training appointments during World War II . Military career . Frank Robert Miller was born in Kamloops , British Columbia , on April 30 , 1908 , to Hedley Miller and his wife Mary . After completing his education at the University of Alberta ( where he gained a BSc ) Miller joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden on September 15 , 1931 , with the rank of pilot officer . He received his wings on December 16 and was promoted to flying officer . Miller then underwent further training before becoming an instructor at the Camp Borden flying and navigation school in 1935 . Promoted to flight lieutenant on September 1 , 1937 , he taught at the Air Navigation and Seaplane School , Trenton from May 1937 to September 1938 . In September 1938 , Miller was posted to England to attend the Specialist Air Navigation Course at the School of Air Navigation , RAF Manston , during which time he was promoted to squadron leader on April 1 , 1939 . At the outbreak of war in September , Miller was the Officer Commanding of the Air Navigation and Reconnaissance School , Trenton . He was promoted to acting wing commander in December 1940 . From May 1942 Miller commanded the Air Navigation School at Rivers , Manitoba . Promoted to acting group captain in July , he commanded the General Reconnaissance School on Prince Edward Island before moving to the Air Force Headquarters in January 1943 where he served as Director of Training Plans and Requirements . He was promoted to acting air commodore in January 1943 . In 1944 Miller was posted to England and on September 19 he took up command of RAF Bomber Commands No . 61 Base in North Yorkshire , with the substantive rank of air commodore from October 14 . No 61 Base was headquartered at Topcliffe and commanded the RAF establishments at Dalton , Dishforth , and Wombleton . On November 9 Millars command was redesignated No . 76 Base and Gamston in Nottinghamshire was added as a subordinate unit . On January 13 , 1945 , Miller took up command of No . 63 Base which was responsible for RAF Leeming ( headquarters ) and RAF Skipton-on-Swale . After the war , Miller served in several senior positions in the Royal Canadian Air Force . In September 1951 , Miller was promoted to Vice-Chief of the Air Staff with the rank of air vice-marshal , serving until 1954 . He was then posted to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe as General Lauris Norstad’s Vice-Deputy Air . Gaining promotion to air marshal in 1955 he then retired from the RCAF at Prime Minister Louis St . Laurents request to serve in the senior civil service position of Deputy Minister of National Defence , remaining in post until 1957 . He then became Deputy Commander-in-Chief NORAD . In 1960 he was appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff gaining promotion to air chief marshal on 1 September 1961 . Three years later he became the first Chief of the Defence Staff , serving from 1964 until 1966 . As Chief of the Defence Staff , Miller was opposed to the plans of the Defence Minister Paul Hellyer to merge the Royal Canadian Air Force , the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army into one service , and in 1966 resigned in protest , saying he could not in good conscience co-operate with Hellyers plans . In 1972 Miller was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . He died on October 20 , 1997 . Academic qualifications . - Bachelor of Science ( BSc ) - Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) External links . - Order of Canada Citation - Frank Robert Miller at The Canadian Encyclopedia