Jean Jacques Paradis
Jean Jacques Paradis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1928 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 the
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.