Robert George (Canadian admiral)

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Robert George
Born (1940-10-06) 6 October 1940 (age 84)
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
BranchNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy
Naval ensign of Canada.svg Canadian Forces
Years of service1961-c.1994
Rank Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg Vice-Admiral
Commands HMCS Margaree
HMCS Iroquois
Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Maritime Forces Pacific
Maritime Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Robert Earl Douglas George CMM, CD (born 6 October 1940) is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was the 22nd Commander Maritime Command from 1 August 1989 to 12 July 1991.

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Career

George joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1961. [1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Margaree in 1974, Senior staff Officer (Combat Systems Readiness) in 1976 and Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Iroquois in 1977. [1] He went on to be Commander of the Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1982, Director General of Maritime Doctrine and Operations at the National Defence Headquarters in 1984 and Commander Maritime Forces Pacific in 1987. [1] After that he became Commander Maritime Command in 1989, in which role he despatched the supply ship HMCS Protecteur to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War, [2] before becoming Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from 1991 and Canadian Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in 1992 and then retiring. [1]

Awards and decorations

George's personal awards and decorations include the following:


Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png


RibbonDescriptionNotes
Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 December 1988 [3]
UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1977
  • Canadian version
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 George, Robert Earl D. The Nauticapedia
  2. The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century edited by Michel Whitby, Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 341
  3. "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander Maritime Command
1989–1991
Succeeded by