Lynn Mason

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Lynn Mason
Born1 October 1942
London, United Kingdom
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy
Naval ensign of Canada.svg  Canadian Forces
Years of service1960–1997
Rank Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg Vice-Admiral
Commands held HMCS Iroquois
Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Standing Naval Force Atlantic
Canadian Forces College
Maritime Forces Atlantic
Maritime Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Order of Saint John
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Lynn Gordon Mason CMM, CD (born 1942) is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Commander Maritime Command from 27 June 1995 to 9 January 1997.

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Career

Mason joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1960. [1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Iroquois in 1981, Commander of the Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1985 and Commander of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1987. [1] He went on to be Commandant of the Canadian Forces College in 1988, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1989 and Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations at National Defence Headquarters in 1991. [1] He then became Chief of Staff to the Maritime Commander in 1992, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in 1992 and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff in 1994. [1] His final appointment was as Commander Maritime Command in 1995 before retiring in 1997. [1]

In 2008 he became Chief Executive of CarteNav Solutions, [2] and held that role for eight years, retiring in 2014. [3]

Mason was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D. Hon) in 2000 by Dalhousie University, [4] and subsequently an honorary doctorate (D.Sc.Mil. Hon) by Royal Military College of Canada in 2003. [5]

Awards and decorations

Mason's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Canada125 ribbon.png CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png

RibbonDescriptionNotes
Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 19 May 1993 [6]
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 2002
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canada125 ribbon.png 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lynn Gordon Mason The Nauticapedia
  2. ↑ Our Management Team Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine CarteNav Solutions
  3. ↑ "CarteNav Solutions Inc. to Appoint New CEO". PRWeb. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "2000 ‑ 2009 Honorary Degree Recipients". Dalhousie University. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Pete (19 July 2016). "Royal Military College of Canada Honorary Degree Recipients". www.rmc-cmr.ca. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
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