Name/Title
1978 - Canadian Grenadier Guards QE2 Cap Badge presented by Brigadier General Thomas Ken Quinn, SBStJ, CD, ADC, LOM (USA) - (1945-2021) - Former LCol Commanding of The Canadian Grenadier Guards (1976-1979)Description
For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
*** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ***
Letter and early variant Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Grenadier Guards Cap Badge (with lugs) presented as a gift by Brigadier General Thomas Ken Quinn, SBStJ, CD, ADC, LOM (USA) - (1945-2021) - Former LCol Commanding of The Canadian Grenadier Guards (1976-1979) in 1978
ABOUT THE CGG OFFICER:
Brigadier General Thomas Ken Quinn, SBStJ, CD, AdeC, LOM (USA) was born at St Marys Hospital in Montreal, QC, to Thomas Quinn and Winifred Quinn (nee Smith). He worked in the Oil and Gas industry for BP Canada and later for Petro Canada, until the early 1990s. Concurrently, he served in the Army Reserves beginning as a subaltern in the Canadian Grenadier Guards (Montreal) and eventually attaining the rank of Brigadier General and serving as the Director General of Army Reserves at the Headquarters in Ottawa. Upon leaving the civilian sector, Ken served full time with the military.
Ken retired from this military job in 2000. Preferring to keep busy, his strong work ethic always had him involved in some type of volunteer positions at the Military Museum in Calgary, as well as at St. Johns Ambulance. Ken also took on a Property Management position for several years after retirement, of which he was quite fond of because he got to interact with people.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of fifty years, Marcia (nee Sloan) of Island Pond, Vermont; by his children, Ian, Kevin and Teresa; and his five grandchildren, Megan, Olivia, Haley, Brody and Ella. He will also be dearly missed by his cousin, Deb Everitt and her family; as well as numerous friends both in Canada and the United States.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
December 24, 2021Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
January 13, 2026
![Brigadier General T.K. (Ken) Quinn, CD receiving the US Award Legion of Merit: Only 2 CGG Members have ever won the United States LOM - The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States[5] as well as to military and political figures of foreign governments.
The Legion of Merit (Commander degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor), and the only United States military decoration that may be issued in degrees (much like an order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit), although the degrees including a neck ribbon are only awarded to non-U.S. nationals. The Legion of Merit is seventh in the order of precedence of all U.S. military awards](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/7470/dc6f79f0-65d7-11ec-8081-f19f46823264-wxWXcP3.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
