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Jacques Dextraze
Jacques Alfred Dextraze CC CMM CBE DSO & Bar CD (August 15, 1919 – May 9, 1993) was a Canadian military officer who rose through the ranks from private to general in his career and served as Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from 1972–1977.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Alfred Dextraze and Amanda (Bond) Dextraze, he joined Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal in 1940 as a private, and was swiftly promoted through the ranks and then commissioned as lieutenant.
He served in World War II in North West Europe where he was granted command of his regiment in action and was awarded two Distinguished Service Orders. In 1950 he was called back from a civilian career with the Singer sewing machine company to build, train and command the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, leading it in the Korean War. His battalion won considerable acclaim for its stubborn stand at "Hill 355" when allied troops withdrew, leaving the "Vingt deux" surrounded but unshaken.
In 1962 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
In 1963 he was the first Canadian to be chief of staff of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in Congo (Léopoldville).
The military component headquarters, coordinated by Dextraze, was in the process of planning the mission's withdrawal in early 1964 as the Simba rebellion loomed. Dextraze launched a small-scale operation during Pierre Mulele's Kwilu Province uprising of January 1964 in order to save at least some of the threatened aid workers and missionaries under attack from the jeunesse.
He also led missions to rescue a group of non-governmental organization personnel, who were hostages of Katangan rebels in the Congo. He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his service. He was one of Canada's most distinguished peacekeeping commanders.
In 1967 he was promoted to major general and lieutenant-general in 1968. In 1972, he was promoted to the rank of general and became Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces for an unusual period of five years.
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Jacques Dextraze
Jacques Alfred Dextraze CC CMM CBE DSO & Bar CD (August 15, 1919 – May 9, 1993) was a Canadian military officer who rose through the ranks from private to general in his career and served as Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from 1972–1977.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Alfred Dextraze and Amanda (Bond) Dextraze, he joined Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal in 1940 as a private, and was swiftly promoted through the ranks and then commissioned as lieutenant.
He served in World War II in North West Europe where he was granted command of his regiment in action and was awarded two Distinguished Service Orders. In 1950 he was called back from a civilian career with the Singer sewing machine company to build, train and command the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, leading it in the Korean War. His battalion won considerable acclaim for its stubborn stand at "Hill 355" when allied troops withdrew, leaving the "Vingt deux" surrounded but unshaken.
In 1962 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
In 1963 he was the first Canadian to be chief of staff of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in Congo (Léopoldville).
The military component headquarters, coordinated by Dextraze, was in the process of planning the mission's withdrawal in early 1964 as the Simba rebellion loomed. Dextraze launched a small-scale operation during Pierre Mulele's Kwilu Province uprising of January 1964 in order to save at least some of the threatened aid workers and missionaries under attack from the jeunesse.
He also led missions to rescue a group of non-governmental organization personnel, who were hostages of Katangan rebels in the Congo. He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his service. He was one of Canada's most distinguished peacekeeping commanders.
In 1967 he was promoted to major general and lieutenant-general in 1968. In 1972, he was promoted to the rank of general and became Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces for an unusual period of five years.