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.
Career George joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1961.George, Robert Earl D. The Nauticapedia He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1974, Senior staff Officer (Combat Systems Readiness) in 1976 and Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1977. 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. After that he became Commander Maritime Command in 1989, in which role he despatched the supply ship to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War,The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century edited by Michel Whitby, Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 341 before becoming Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from 1991 and Canadian Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in 1992 and then retiring.
Awards and decorations George's personal awards and decorations include the following:
RibbonDescriptionNotesOrder of Military Merit (CMM)Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 December 1988Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee MedalDecoration awarded in 1977 Canadian versionCanadian Forces' Decoration (CD)with two Clasp for 32 years of services
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