Desmond William Piers DSC, RCN
Born | 12 Jun 1913 | | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 1 Nov 2005 | (92) | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Ranks1 Sep 1933 | | Mid. | 1 Nov 1935 | | S.Lt. | 26 Sep 1936 | | A/Lt. | 26 Sep 1937 | | Lt. | 1 Jun 1942 | | A/Lt.Cdr. | 26 Mar 1944 | | Lt.Cdr. | 1 Jan 1947 | | Cdr. | 1 Jan 1951 | | Capt. | 27 Feb 1962 | | Rear-Admiral |
Retired: 1967
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10 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Restigouche (A/Lt.Cdr. D.W. Piers, RCN) picks up 23 survivors from the Dutch merchant Blitar that was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-632 about 520 miles east of Cape Farewell on 6 April.
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