Jean Victor ALLARD, CC, GOQ, CBE, DSO, ED, CD Chief of the Defence Staff 15 July 1966 - 14 September 1969

Born: 12/06/1913 Sainte-Monique de Nicolet, Married: 07/06/1939 Simone Piché Children 4 2 Daughters: Michèle, Andrée: 2 Sons: Jean, Louis Died: 23/04/1996 Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Honours

29/06/1968 CC Companion of the Order of General 1992 GOQ Grand Officer – L’Ordre National de Quebec General 15/06/1946 CBE Commander – Order of the British Empire BGen 10/11/1945 DSO** 2nd Bar to the Distinguished Service Order BGen 20/01/1945 DSO* 1st Bar to the Distinguished Service Order LCol 18/03/1944 DSO Distinguished Service Order LCol 15/12/1954 Officer Legion of Merit USA BGen 04/11/1950 Chevalier Legion of Honour France BGen 04/11/1950 Croix Croix de Guerre avec Palme en Bronze France BGen 14/08/1948 Cross Bronze Lion Netherlands A/BGen 1959 CD Canadian Forces Decoration MGen 1947 ED Efficiency Decoration BGen

Military

1933 Lieutenant Régiment de Trois-Rivières 1939 Captain Régiment de Trois-Rivières 1940 Major Commanding Officer – London Yeomanry 1942 Major Instructor – Staff College, Kingston 1942 Major DCO – Le Régiment de la Chaudière 13/01/1944 Lieutenant-Colonel CO – 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment () 24/02/1945 Brigadier GOC – 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade 1945 Brigadier Canadian Military Attaché in Moscow 1948 Brigadier DOC - #astern Quebec Area 1952 Brigadier Vice Quartermaster-General Canadian Army 21/04/1953 Brigadier GOC – 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Korea 27/07/1953 Brigadier Signs the Truce in Korea on behalf of Canada 06/1954 Brigadier Commander – Canadian Units in Korea 1954 Brigadier GOC – 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade 1956 Major-General DOC – Eastern Quebec Area 1958 Major-General Vice-Chief of the General Staff of the Army 1961 Major-General GOC – British 4th Division (Part of the British Army of the Rhine) BAOR 1964 Major-General Chief of Operational Readiness NDHQ 07/06/1965 Lieutenant-General Commander – Mobile Command 01/07/1966 General Chief of the Defence Staff 1969 General Retired

General Jean Victor ALLARD, CC, CBE, DSO, ED, CD Chief of the Defence Staff