Jacques Chouinard
Jacques Chouinard | |
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| Born | 1 October 1922 Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Commander, Mobile Command |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Canadian Forces
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Military career
Educated at a College in
He was made
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]