Jean Victor Allard
| Jean Victor Allard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 June 1913 Sainte-Monique-de-Nicolet, Quebec |
| Died | 23 April 1996 (aged 82) Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
|
| Service/branch | Canadian Army / Canadian Forces |
| Years of service | 1933–1969 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff Commander, Mobile Command 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade Royal 22e Régiment |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of Canada Commander of the Order of the British Empire Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars |
| Other work | Inventor, diplomat, and amateur painter. |
General Jean Victor Allard CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO & Two Bars, ED, CD (12 June 1913 – 23 April 1996) was the first French Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of general.
Allard was the only boy of seven children. His sisters were Anaïs, Judith, Thérèse, Marie, Irène and Madeleine. When he was seven years old, he and his sisters became orphans.
He proposed to his future wife, Simone Piché, on 11 November, and was married on 7 January 1939.
He and his wife had four children, Michèle, Jean, Andrée and Louis. Both sons died before reaching majority. Their daughters later married; Michèle married Jean Lajeunesse and had three children (Éric, France and Richard) and Andrée married Pierre Chénier and had four children (Martin, Andréane, Caroline and Jean-Olivier).
He retired to the city of Trois-Rivières, where he and Simone both lived out their days. Simone died on 24 April 1995. He died the following year, on 23 April 1996.
Allard served as an officer in the Régiment de Trois-Rivières prior to World War II. After the outbreak of war in 1939, he was attested to the Canadian Active Service Force and promoted to the rank of major. When the active component of his regiment was redesignated to become an Anglophone armoured unit, he requested a transfer to the infantry and became the Deputy Commanding Officer of Régiment de la Chaudière in England. In December 1943, he became the Commanding Officer of the Royal 22e Régiment in Italy.
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