Kenneth Dyer Explained

Kenneth Dyer
Rank:	Vice-Admiral
Branch:	Royal Canadian Navy
Allegiance:	Canada
Birth Date:	7 November 1915
Birth Place:	Toungoo, Burma
Death Place:	Ottawa, Ontario
Serviceyears:	1933–1967
Battles:	Second World War
Commands:	Atlantic Coast Royal Canadian Navy
Awards:	Distinguished Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice Admiral Kenneth Lloyd Dyer DSC, CD (7 November 1915 – 9 October 2000) was a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Naval career

Dyer joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet on 1 October 1933.^[1] He served in the Second World War^[2] in command of the destroyer and then the destroyer .^{[1] [3]} He later commanded the aircraft carrier from 1951 to 1953.^[1] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Warfare) in 1956, Chief of Naval Personnel in 1957 and Flag Officer Atlantic Coast in 1960.^[1] In the latter role he put his fleet on alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[1] His last role was as Principal Naval Adviser from 1964 to 1966.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Dyer's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)	Citation for Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)^[4]
		WWII 1939-1945
		WWII 1939-1945
		WWII 1939-1945
		WWII 1939–1945 with Overseas Service bar
		WWII 1939-1945
		Decoration awarded in 1952
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vice-Admiral Kenneth Lloyd DYER, DSC, CD. Blatherwick. 14 June 2022.
2. Web site: Canadian Navy List. 272. 14 June 2022.
3. Web site: Kenneth Lloyd Dyer DSC, RCN. Uboat.net. 14 June 2022.
4. Distinguished Service Cross: London Gazette of 25 November 1942 and Canada Gazette 28 November 1942). "For Distinguished service before the enemy. Acting Lieutenant-Commander Dyer was Commanding Officer of HMCS Skeena when she joined a hunt with HMCS Wetaskiwin which resulted in the destruction of an enemy U-boat. The successful conclusion of this action was only achieved by the cool and careful handling of the two ships throughout the whole of the attack which lasted more than four hours. The skilful handling of his ship by this Officer contributed to a large degree to the destruction of the enemy U-boat."