Daniel Mainguy


Daniel Nicholas Mainguy CMM, CD 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 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:


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Order of Military Merit
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
    • Canadian Forces Decoration
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service