Jean Jacques Paradis
Jean Jacques Paradis | |
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Born | (1928-11-07)7 November 1928 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Died | 31 August 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 78) |
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 Jean Jacques Paradis CMM, CD (7 November 1928 – 31 August 2007) was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.
Military career
Educated at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal,[1] Paradis was commissioned the Royal 22e Régiment in 1950.[2] He served in Korea and Germany[2] and then became Commanding Officer of the 3e Bataillon in 1966.[1]
He was made a Director at the Canadian Army Staff College in 1968[2] and appointed Commander of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at Valcartier in 1972.[1] He became Chief of Personnel in 1975 and Commander, Mobile Command in 1977.[2]
In retirement he became Overseas Marketing Director at Industries Valcartier, a munitions business,[3] and a Director of The Arches Foundation of Quebec, an organisation supporting the development of L'Arche communities in Quebec.[4]
He died after a long illness on 31 August 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Décès du Lieutenant Général Jacques Paradis Adsum, 12 September 2007
- ^ a b c d To serve Canada: a history of the Royal Military College since the Second World War By Richard Arthur Preston
- ^ The Private Side of a Top Soldier The Montreal Gazette, 23 May 1981
- ^ "Fondation des Arches du Québec". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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Preceded by | Commander, Mobile Command 1977–1981 | Succeeded by |
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