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.

Dyer joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet on 1 October 1933.

[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.

Dyer's personal awards and decorations include the following: