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Daniel Nicolas Mainguy
Born2 December 1930
Victoria, British Columbia
Died17 August 2010(2010-08-17) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance Canada
Service / branch Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces
Years of service1949–1985
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsHMCS Annapolis
AwardsCommander 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. 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. 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. 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. He died in August 2010.

Awards and decorations

Mainguy's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 15 June 1981
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service

References

  1. ^ Vice-Admiral Daniel Nicholas Mainguy, CMM, CD, RCN (Retd)
  2. Obituary: Dan Mainguy
  3. "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded byGérard Thériault Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1983–1985 		Succeeded byJack Vance
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