Jacques Chouinard
Jacques Chouinard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1922 |
| Died | 28 July 2008 (aged 85) Quebec, Canada |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
Branch | 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
[edit]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]