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Gallant, Joseph Isadore

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Title Major (PLT)
Official Number U-26785; O-25937
 
Birth 00/00/1930 Death (nk)
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 22/02/1950). He served in HMCS Scotian (St. Francis Xavier University) for UNTD 1949-1952. (Transferred to RCN 1952). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/09/1952). He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1953. He served in HMCS Magnificent for Sea Training 1954. He served in HMCS Niobe for RN General Education Warfare and Technical Courses 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/09/1952). He served in RN Barracks Portsmouth for Sub-Lieutenant's Courses 1955-1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1956). He served in HMCS Huron as Gunnery Officer 1956. He served in USNAS Pensacola FL for Flying Training 1957. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for Flying Training 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for Instrument Refresher Course 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Co-pilot and Crew Commander 1959-1964. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1964). He served in HMCS Bonaventure (Officer Training Establishment) as Senior Divisional Officer and Instructor 1964. He served in HMCS Restigouche as Deck Officer and Executive Officer 1965. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Personnel Administration Officer 1968. He served in CFB Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Senior Instructor (Tracker) and Operations Officer and Executive Officer 1970. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT). He served in CFB Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1972. He served in MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer NATO Plans 1972. He served in NATO Defence College (Rome Italy) for Staff Course 1975. He served in CINCEASTLANT HQ on Staff of Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic as NATO Intelligence Officer 1975. He served in HMCS Cabot as Staff Officer Naval Reserves 1978. He served in CFB Halifax as Naval Reserve Squadron as Commanding Officer 1979. He served in MARCOM HQ as Member MCOIN User Team Project 1979, (Transferred to Class C Service). He served in MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer Region Operations 1984 - 1988. (He was retired 1988.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
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