Kenneth Dyer

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.

Kenneth Dyer
Born	7 November 1915 Toungoo, Burma
Died	9 October 2000(2000-10-09) (aged 84) Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service	1933–1967
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMCS Skeena HMCS Kootenay HMCS Magnificent Atlantic Coast Royal Canadian Navy
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration

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 HMCS Skeena and then the destroyer HMCS Kootenay.^[1][3] He later commanded the aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent 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]
	1939–1945 Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Atlantic Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Defence Medal (United Kingdom)	WWII 1939-1945
	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal	WWII 1939–1945 with Overseas Service bar
	War Medal 1939–1945 with Mentioned in dispatches	WWII 1939-1945
	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal	Decoration awarded in 1952
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services