Jacques Alfred Dextraze was a Canadian General and Chief of the Defence Staff between 1972 and 1977. He served during the Korean War and was Chief of General Staff of the UN forces in the Congo conflicts of 1963. He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1978.
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J. A. Dextraze (Main)
BE [n77.121]
Jacques Alfred Dextraze (altName)
BE [Jean Pariseau, “Jacques Dextraze,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 29 January 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jacques-dextraze] Ja Dex (Nickname)BE [Jean Pariseau, “Jacques Dextraze,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 29 January 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jacques-dextraze] |
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| Related Pages | J.A. Dextraze on LGLC |
| Birth Date | 1919/08/15 |
| Birth Place | Montreal |
| Death Date | 1993/05 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/OTT/ |
| Occupations |
Chief of Defence Staff
Military
1972 - 1977 https://lglc.ca/event/n77.121 Jean Pariseau, “Jacques Dextraze,” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 29 January 2008, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jacques-dextraze Major General Military1976/09 http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/DextrazeJA.htm(http://goo.gl/rVnUzV) Lieutenant-General Military1968/11 http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/DextrazeJA.htm(http://goo.gl/rVnUzV) |
| Orders of Merit | Order of Military Merit (1972-09-15) Companion of the Order of Canada (1978-01-11) |
| Associated Organizations |
https://lglc.ca/organization/Canadian National Railways/ (Chairperson)
1977 - 1982 http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/DextrazeJA.htm(http://goo.gl/rVnUzV) |