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F. Gérard Dufresne, (born 1918 - 27 January 2013 ) was a well-known local politician and a military officer in Shawinigan, Quebec. Born in East Angus, Quebec, Eastern Townships in 1918, he got a degree from the Shawinigan Technical Institute and would later make career as an insurance agent. ==Military== Dufresne became a member of the 694 Army Cadet Corps (Collège Immaculée-Conception) in 1933 and then became a reservist with the Régiment de Joliette. During World War II he commanded an infantry company in England and served in the Netherlands, with the Régiment des Fusiliers Mont-Royal and in Germany. After the war, he became the Commanding Officer of the Shawinigan-based C Company of the Régiment de Joliette. In 1953, Dufresne was promoted lieutenant colonel and served as Commander of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, which he had joined in 1948, until 1960. From 1966 to 2005, he was the Honorary Colonel of the same unit. In 2006, local military author Captain (ret) Guy Arcand, CD published a book on Gérard Dufresne 'Biographie du Col Gerard F. Dufresne, CM, ED, OSTJ, CD' La Societe d'histoire militaire mauricienne.〔(Le Col (ret) Gérard Dufresne honoré ), Lcol Alain Boisvert, La Feuille d'érable, National Defence, vol 9, no.12, 22 March 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gérard Dufresne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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