Lieutenant-General Jacques Chouinard, CMM, Ostj, CD Commander of Mobile Command July 1975 to September 1977
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Lieutenant-General Jacques Chouinard, CMM, OStJ, CD Commander of Mobile Command July 1975 to September 1977 Born: 01 October 1922 Montreal, Quebec Died: 28 July 2008 Quebec City, Quebec Honours 19/06/1976 CMM Commander of the Order of Military Merit 1982 OStJ Officer of the Order of St. John Military 1940 Lieutenant Regiment de Montmagny 01/06/1941 Lieutenant Placed on Active Service 1942 Lieutenant Overseas with the Royal 22e Régiment 1944 Captain Sees service in Italy 1945 Captain Army service 1950 Captain Army HQ in Ottawa in the Training Directorate 01/02/1952 Major Promoted to Major – Commander Canadian Parachute School 1953 Major Company Commander with Royal 22e Régiment in Germany for 2 years 1955 Major Army Staff College in Kingston 1956 Major Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster General at the 3rd Brigade Group Valcartier 1958 Major Member of the UN Commission in India & Pakistan \ and Gagetown, NB 1960 Major Military assistant to the vice-chief of the General Staff 1962 Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment – Germany 1966 Lieutenant-Colonel National Defense College at Kingston for a year 01/09/1967 Colonel Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army Staff College in Kingston 15/02/1968 Colonel Commandant Royal Military College Saint-Jean, in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 01/07/1970 Brigadier-General Commander of the in 5th Combat Group and CFB Valcartier 01/07/1971 Brigadier-General Commander of the 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Europe 01/07/1972 Major-General Deputy Commander of Mobile Command at CFB St-Hubert 20/09/1972 Major-General Also was President of the Royal 22e Régiment Board of Directors to 30/06/75 01/08/1973 Major-General NDHQ as Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) 15/06/1975 Lieutenant-General Promoted 04/07/1975 Lieutenant-General Commander of Mobile Command 01/09/1977 Lieutenant-General Retires after 36 years of Service Civilian 01/06/1978 Colonel Commandant Canadian Infantry Corp 1981 Honorary Colonel Royal 22e Régiment to 1985 Medals CMM OStJ 1939/1945 Star Italy Star Defence CVSM with Clasp 1939/1945 War Medal UN Commission in India & Pakistan Centennial EIIR Silver Jubilee CD and 2 bars .