Career
In 1957 he was appointed as the first Deputy Commander of North America Air Defense. Slemon joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1922. After an early military career flying Vickers Vedettes, he served as Senior Staff Officer and then as the Commander of Canada"s Western Air Command from 1938 to 1941. After a posting to the United Kingdom, Slemon became Senior Air Staff Officer at Number.
6 (Canadian) Bomber Group in 1942.
During the last year of World World War II, Slemon was Deputy Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Overseas. Slemon became Air Officer Commanding Training Command at CFB Trenton in 1949, Chief of the Air Staff in 1953 and Deputy Commander in Chief of North America Air Defense in 1957.
He retired to Colorado Springs in 1964.
