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Died
This
Day -- Jacques
DEXTRASE, 1993
Saturday, May 10, 2003 - Page F11
Soldier born on August 15, 1919, in Montreal; enlisted as private
in Second World War, rose through ranks to become lieutenant-colonel
of Fusiliers Mont-Royal; in the Korean War, commanded 2nd Battalion
of the Royal 22e Régiment; commander at Camp Borden and then
at Camp Valcartier; in 1963, put in charge of Canadian peacekeeping
in Congo; 1972-77, Chief of Defence Staff; retired to become
chairman of Canadian National until 1982.
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