Daniel Mainguy
Daniel Nicolas Mainguy | |
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Born | 2 December 1930 Victoria, British Columbia |
Died | 17 August 2010(2010-08-17) (aged 79) Ottawa, Ontario |
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Years of service | 1949–1985 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands | HMCS Annapolis |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Vice-Admiral Daniel Nicolas Mainguy CMM, CD (2 December 1930–17 August 2010) was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.
Career
The son of Vice-Admiral Rollo Mainguy, Mainguy joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1949, initially in the Reserve and then, from 1950, in the Regular service.[1] He became Commanding Officer of HMCS Annapolis in 1966, Staff Officer and Operations Officer with Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1967 and Director of Operational Readiness Maritime in 1970.[1] He went on to be Director of Strategic Planning in 1973, Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations in 1976 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Western Atlantic in 1979.[1] After that he became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 1982 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1983 before retiring in 1985.[1] He died in August 2010.[2]
Awards and decorations
Mainguy's personal awards and decorations include the following:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Order_of_Military_Merit_%28Canada%29_ribbon_%28CMM%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/CD-ribbon_and_2_bars.png)
Ribbon | Description | Notes |
![]() | Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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![]() | Special Service Medal |
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![]() | Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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References
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Preceded by | Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1983–1985 | Succeeded by Jack Vance |