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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Frazer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Frazer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frazer > Source revision: 1349953476 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{For|those of a similar name|John Frazer (disambiguation)|Jack Fraser (disambiguation)}} {{Multiple issues| {{tone|date=January 2013}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2023}} }} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = |name = Jack Frazer |honorific_suffix = [OMM](/source/Order_of_Military_Merit_(Canada)) [MSC](/source/Meritorious_Service_Decoration_(Canada)) [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) |image = |caption = |riding = [Saanich—Gulf Islands](/source/Saanich%E2%80%94Gulf_Islands) |parliament = Canadian |term_start = 25 October 1993 |term_end = 1 June 1997 |predecessor = [Lynn Hunter](/source/Lynn_Hunter) |successor = [Gary Lunn](/source/Gary_Lunn) |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1931|12|20}} |birth_place = [Kamloops](/source/Kamloops), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|12|17|1931|12|20}} |death_place = [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), British Columbia, Canada |party = [Reform](/source/Reform_Party_of_Canada) |spouse = June Frazer |relatives = |children = 4 |parents = |alma_mater = }} '''John L. (Jack) Frazer''' [OMM](/source/Order_of_Military_Merit_(Canada)), [MSC](/source/Meritorious_Service_Decoration_(Canada)) (20 December 1931 – 17 December 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/john-frazer-obituary?id=43927827 |title=John Frazer Obituary|newspaper=Times Colonist|via=legacy.com|date=29-30 December 2012|access-date=28 December 2024}}) was a member of the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) from 1993 to 1997 who served in the [Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force). He was born in [Kamloops, British Columbia](/source/Kamloops%2C_British_Columbia). In 1956, he married his first wife, Millicent June Black. After completing the Fighter Controller course at [Tyndal Air force Base](/source/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base), [Florida](/source/Florida) in [America](/source/United_States), Frazer was assigned to Fighter Controller duties in 1958, serving at Radar Stations in [Mont Apica, Quebec](/source/Mont-Apica%2C_Quebec) and [Edgar Ontario](/source/Oro-Medonte). In 1961, he was selected to join the RCAF's [Golden Hawks](/source/Golden_Hawks) aerobatic team at RCAF Chatham. Flying with the Golden Hawks in 1961 and 1962, he flew in air shows across Canada and the United States before being selected to fly the [CF-104 Starfighter](/source/Canadair_CF-104_Starfighter). After completing the Starfighter course at [Cold Lake, Alberta](/source/Cold_Lake%2C_Alberta), he was posted to RCAF [Marville](/source/Merville-Franceville-Plage), France where he formed and commanded the 439 [Reconnaissance](/source/Reconnaissance) Squadron on the CF-104 from 1964 to 1967. Reconnaissance Wing Marville (#1) achieved a first when they earned a #1 rating on their first [NATO](/source/NATO) Tactical Evaluation, a performance they had previously never achieved. When [Charles de Gaulle](/source/Charles_de_Gaulle) ordered NATO out of France and #1 Wing was to take over [French Air Force](/source/French_Air_and_Space_Force) Station [Lahr, Germany](/source/Lahr), Frazer was named Commander of the Advance Party at Lahr. He later returned to Marville as Commander of the Rear Party, closing the Station there. Having completed the closure of Marville, Frazer returned to his duties as Deputy Operations Officer at RCAF Lahr which, earned a #1 rating on its subsequent NATO Tactical Evaluation. In 1968, Major Frazer moved to the [Canadian Forces](/source/Canadian_Armed_Forces) Headquarters in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa) as Secretary to the Director General of Force Objectives. The following year, he was posted to [Toronto](/source/Toronto) to attend the [RCAF Staff College](/source/RCAF_Staff_College). In 1970, he was posted to NATO Headquarters [Allied Forces Northern Europe](/source/Allied_Forces_Northern_Europe) (HQ AFNORTH) at [Kolsas](/source/Kols%C3%A5s), [Norway](/source/Norway) as the Staff Officer Reconnaissance. In 1973, he returned to CFB Chilliwack, B.C. as a Company Commander in the Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School and in 1974 was promoted [Lieutenant Colonel](/source/Lieutenant-colonel_(Canada)) to command the school. In 1976, he was assigned as Base Operations Officer at CFB Cold Lake Alberta where he oversaw flying operations there and was responsible for instituting the first Operation Maple Flag, the multi-national exercise simulating an air war environment, which continues today. Posted to 25 [NORAD](/source/NORAD) Region Headquarters at [Mchord Air Force Base, Tacoma Washington](/source/McChord_Field) in 1979, Frazer assumed his duties as Assistant Deputy for Operations. A year later, he was promoted to [Colonel](/source/Colonel_(Canada)) and assigned as Base Commander and Deputy Commander #1 Canadian Air Group at [CFB Baden Soellingen](/source/CFB_Baden%E2%80%93Soellingen), [Germany](/source/Germany). In 1983, Frazer was posted to [Harare](/source/Harare), [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe) where, as [Military Advisor/Attaché](/source/Military_advisor), he was accredited to Zimbabwe, [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), [Kenya](/source/Kenya), [Uganda](/source/Uganda) and [Botswana](/source/Botswana). In 1985, while on a routine visit to Uganda, a [Coup d'état](/source/1985_Ugandan_coup_d'%C3%A9tat) occurred, deposing [Milton Obote](/source/Milton_Obote) as president. After remaining in his hotel for four days, Frazer effected liaison with the [British High Commission](/source/British_High_Commission) in [Kampala](/source/Kampala) and assisted in organizing the evacuation of citizens of ten western nations from Uganda to Kenya. For this, Colonel Frazer was awarded the [Meritorious Service Cross](/source/Meritorious_Service_Cross). In 1986, Frazer and his wife returned to Canada where he built his home and retired on [Salt Spring Island](/source/Salt_Spring_Island), BC. Joining the [Reform Party of Canada](/source/Reform_Party_of_Canada) in 1988, Frazer was elected [Saanich-Gulf Islands](/source/Saanich%E2%80%94Gulf_Islands)' Reform Party of Canada's Candidate for [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Canada) in 1993 and was elected Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands in the October [election](/source/1993_Canadian_federal_election) that year. He served as Defence and Veterans Affairs Critic and [Deputy Whip](/source/Whip_(politics)) and sat on seven Parliamentary Committees during the [35th Parliament](/source/35th_Canadian_Parliament). His Private Members Bill establishing the [Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM)](/source/Canadian_Peacekeeping_Service_Medal), was passed into law on 5 April 1997. After serving in the [35th Canadian Parliament](/source/35th_Canadian_Parliament), Frazer did not seek a second term in Parliament. After the [1997 election](/source/1997_Canadian_federal_election), when he left politics, Frazer was appointed to the [Veterans Review and Appeal Board](/source/Veterans_Review_and_Appeal_Board), operated by the federal government's [Veterans Affairs Canada](/source/Veterans_Affairs_Canada). ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=3381}} *[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=department/press/viewrelease&id=52 Veterans Affairs Canada: New Member Added to Veterans' Board], accessed 8 August 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Frazer, Jack}} Category:1931 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Category:Politicians from Kamloops Category:Reform Party of Canada MPs Category:Royal Canadian Air Force officers Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jack Frazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frazer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frazer?action=history)). 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