Andrew Fulton (admiral)

Vice Admiral James Andrew Fulton CMM, CD (born 23 January 1927) is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander Maritime Command from 1980 to 1983.

Andrew Fulton
Born	(1927-01-23) 23 January 1927 Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
Years of service	1944–1983
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Outremont HMCS Gatineau HMCS Provider Northern Region Maritime Command
Awards	Order of Military Merit Order of St John Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Fulton joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944 and completed his training in 1946.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMCS Outremont in 1961 while he was Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr), Deputy Program Manager Missile Systems 1962 and Director of Naval Operations at National Defence Headquarters in 1964.[1] He went on to be Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Gatineau in 1965 with the rank of Commander (Cdr), Deputy Representative of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic at NATO Headquarters in Paris in 1966 and Commanding Officer of the supply ship HMCS Provider in 1969 as Capitain (Capt (N)).[1] After that he became Commander Northern Region in 1973, Director General Current Policy in 1975 and Chief of Personnel (Careers & Senior Appointments) in 1976.[1] His last appointments were as Canadian Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in 1978 and Commander Maritime Command on 6 August 1980, in which role he undertook some astute political manoeuvring to get the Patrol Frigate Project and Tribal Update and Modernization Project approved,[2] before retiring on 29 July 1983.[1]

Awards and decorations

Fulton's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 8 December 1980[3] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 13 December 1972 [4]
	Order of St John	Appointed Officer on 1975[5]
	Korea Medal	1950-1953
	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea
	United Nations Service Medal Korea	1950-1954
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 1977 Canadian version
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

1. Fulton, James Andrew The Nauticapedia
2. The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century edited by Michel Whitby, Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 327
3. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
4. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
5. "The order of St.John membership_roll of the Order". St.John Ambulance of Canada.

Military offices
Preceded by John Allan	Commander Maritime Command 1980–1983	Succeeded by James Wood