Jacques Chouinard
Jacques Chouinard | |
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Born | 1 October 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 28 July 2008(2008-07-28) (aged 85) Quebec, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Army/Canadian Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Commander, Mobile Command |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant General Jacques Chouinard CMM CD (1 October 1922 – 28 July 2008) was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.
Military career
Educated at a College in Saint-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Chouinard was commissioned into Royal 22e Régiment in 1941.[1] He served in World War II with his regiment in England and Italy.[1]
He was made commandant of the School of Parachuting during the Korean War and went on to be commanding officer of the Royal 22e Régiment in 1962.[1] He was appointed commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 1968.[1] He was then made commander of CFB Valcartier and of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1970.[1] He took command of Canadian Forces on the streets of Montreal in October 1970 during the October Crisis when the Front de libération du Québec initiated kidnappings.[2]
In 1971 he took command of the 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Lahr in Germany.[1]
In 1972 he returned to Canada and was appointed commander of the Mobile Command in Saint-Hubert, Quebec. In 1973 he became Assistant to the Associate Deputy Minister (Policy) at National Defence Headquarters.[1] In 1975 he was promoted to lieutenant-general and made commander, Mobile Command.[1] He retired in 1977.[1]
In retirement he became international marketing manager and then president of Industries Valcartier, a munitions business.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "LGen Jacques Chouinard, CMM (RMC 1973)". Royal Military College of Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Army started moving within half an hour Montreal Gazette, 16 October 1970
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Preceded by | Commander, Mobile Command 1975–1977 | Succeeded by |
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