William Truelove Explained

William Truelove
Nickname:	Bill
Serviceyears:	1981–2018
Rank:	Rear-Admiral
Commands:	Maritime Forces Pacific Naval Officer Training Centre Venture
Awards:	Commander of the Order of Military Merit^[1] Canadian Forces' Decoration

Rear-Admiral William Shaun Truelove 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.^[2]

In 1998 he was appointed Executive Officer of before being appointed as Commanding Officer of ^[3] 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.^[4] In July 2018, he stepped down as defence attaché at the Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C., and retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.^[5]

He was invested as an officer of the Order of Military Merit in 2009^[6] and promoted to commander of the order in 2016.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Truelove's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015^[7] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 02 October 2007
		with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
		South West Asia Ribbon 1 Rotation Bars
		with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services
		1st Decoration awarded on 29 September 2007 2nd Decoration awarded on 27 December 2014^[8] Officer level

• He was a qualified Paratrooper and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Governor General to Invest 46 Recipients into the Order of Military Merit. The Governor General of Canada. 8 November 2016. 28 February 2017.
2. Web site: Getting to know your Admiral . Royal Canadian Navy . July 23, 2012 . February 16, 2016.
3. Web site: Lengthy naval career drawing to a close for West Coast navy's admiral . Victoria News . June 5, 2012 . February 16, 2016.
4. Web site: Change of command ceremony for Maritime Forces Pacific to be held Tuesday . Ottawa Citizen . July 13, 2015 . February 16, 2016 . Pugliese, David.
5. Web site: Truelove . William . Canada's Outgoing Defence Attaché: U.S. and Canada Still Have Each Other's Back . www.wilsoncenter.org . The Wilson Center . 24 June 2024 . en . August 15, 2018.
6. Web site: Governor General to invest 58 individuals into the Order of Military Merit. The Governor General of Canada. 23 June 2009. 18 September 2016.
7. Web site: Order of Military Merit List . The Governor General of Canada.
8. Web site: Canada Gazette . 27 December 2014 . The Governor General of Canada.