Jacques Chouinard

Educated at a College in Saint-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Chouinard was commissioned into Royal 22^e 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 22^e 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]