William Truelove
{{short description|Royal Canadian Navy officer}}
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Rear-Admiral William Shaun Truelove {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CMM|CD}} is a retired senior Royal Canadian Navy officer.
Military service
He joined the Navy in 1981 and obtained a degree at Royal Roads Military College.{{cite web | url=http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/getting-to-know-your-admiral/ | title=Getting to know your Admiral | publisher=Royal Canadian Navy | date=July 23, 2012 | accessdate=February 16, 2016}}
In 1998 he was appointed Executive Officer of {{HMCS|Preserver|AOR 510|6}} before being appointed as Commanding Officer of {{HMCS|Regina|FFH 334|6}} {{cite web | url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/157288395.html | title=Lengthy naval career drawing to a close for West Coast navy's admiral | publisher=Victoria News | date=June 5, 2012 | accessdate=February 16, 2016}} from 2001 to 2003 and the Naval Officer Training Centre until 2004.
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in May 2012 and took command of Maritime Forces Pacific in June 2012. In 2015 he was appointed as Commander, Canadian Defence Liaison Council in Washington.{{cite web | url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/change-of-command-ceremony-for-maritime-forces-pacific-to-be-held | title=Change of command ceremony for Maritime Forces Pacific to be held Tuesday | publisher=Ottawa Citizen | date=July 13, 2015 | accessdate=February 16, 2016 | author=Pugliese, David}} In July 2018, he stepped down as defence attaché at the Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C., and retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.{{cite web |last1=Truelove |first1=William |title=Canada's Outgoing Defence Attaché: U.S. and Canada Still Have Each Other's Back |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/canadas-outgoing-defence-attache-us-and-canada-still-have-each-others-back |website=www.wilsoncenter.org |publisher=The Wilson Center |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=August 15, 2018}}
He was invested as an officer of the Order of Military Merit in 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13174&lan=eng|title=Governor General to invest 58 individuals into the Order of Military Merit|website=The Governor General of Canada|date=23 June 2009|accessdate=18 September 2016}} and promoted to commander of the order in 2016.
Awards and decorations
Truelove's personal awards and decorations include the following:
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| 80px | Order of Military Merit (CMM) | *Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/150-3854 | title=Order of Military Merit List | publisher=The Governor General of Canada}} |
| 80px | South-West Asia Service Medal | *with AFGHANISTAN Clasp |
| 80px20px | General Campaign Star | * South West Asia Ribbon
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| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.png|width=80}} | Special Service Medal | *with NATO-OTAN Clasp |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=CPSM_Ribbon.png|width=80}} | Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg|width=80}} | NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia | *with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-|ribbon=CD-ribbon_and_2_bars.png|width=80}} | Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) | *with two Clasp for 32 years of services |
| 80px | Legion of Merit | *1st Decoration awarded on 29 September 2007
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- File:Canadian jump wings.png He was a qualified Paratrooper and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings
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