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- Desmond_Piers abstract "Rear Admiral Desmond William Piers, CM DSC CD (June 12, 1913 – November 1, 2005) was a rear-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy. Born in Halifax and long-time resident of Chester, Nova Scotia, Piers served in the RCN from 1932 to 1967. In 1930, he was the first graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (student # 2184) to join the RCN. He became agent general of Nova Scotia in the United Kingdom in 1977.Rear Admiral Piers is best known for his courageous actions in 1944 when, as the 30-year-old Commanding Officer of HMCS Algonquin, he directly participated in the invasion in France where he guided his ship and her crew through the conflagration of D-Day. In recognition of his actions he received the Légion d'Honneur, France's highest recognition for bravery in military action and service. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his vigorous and invaluable service at sea during the Battle of the Atlantic.".
- Desmond_Piers award Canadian_Forces_Decoration.
- Desmond_Piers award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Desmond_Piers award Freedom_of_the_City.
- Desmond_Piers award Honorary_degree.
- Desmond_Piers award Medal_bar.
- Desmond_Piers award Order_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers battle Arctic_convoys_of_World_War_II.
- Desmond_Piers battle Battle_of_the_Atlantic.
- Desmond_Piers battle German_battleship_Tirpitz.
- Desmond_Piers battle Normandy_landings.
- Desmond_Piers battle Operation_Ariel.
- Desmond_Piers battle World_War_II.
- Desmond_Piers militaryCommand "1st Canadian Destroyer Squadron(1956–1957);".
- Desmond_Piers militaryCommand "HMCS Algonquin(1944–1945 & 1956–1957);".
- Desmond_Piers militaryCommand "HMCS Restigouche&4th Canadian Escort Group(1941–1943);".
- Desmond_Piers militaryCommand "Royal Military College(1957)".
- Desmond_Piers occupation Agent-General.
- Desmond_Piers occupation Commissionaire.
- Desmond_Piers serviceEndYear "1967".
- Desmond_Piers serviceStartYear "1932".
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- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Arctic_convoys_of_World_War_II.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_the_Atlantic.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Forces_Decoration.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:1913_births.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:2005_deaths.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_admirals.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_people_of_German_descent.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Commandants_of_the_Royal_Military_College_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lxc3xa9gion_dhonneur_recipients.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Order_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Naval_history_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Halifax,_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Lunenburg_County,_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Recipients_of_the_Canadian_Forces_Decoration.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Category:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada_alumni.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Chester,_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink City_of_London.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Commissionaire.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Convoy.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Convoy_SC_107.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Corvette.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Doctor_of_Science.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Douglas_Bradshaw.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink First_lieutenant.
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- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Freedom_of_the_City.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink German_battleship_Tirpitz.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink HMCS_Algonquin_(R17).
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink HMS_Comet_(H00).
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- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink High-frequency_direction_finding.
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- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Royal_Military_College_of_Canada_people.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Liverpool.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Medal_bar.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Military_history_of_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Normandy_landings.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Ariel.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Order_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Percy_Noble_(Royal_Navy_officer).
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Radar.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Rear_admiral.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Navy.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Military_College_of_Canada.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Stepfamily.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Sydney,_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Tidal_power.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink U-boat.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink United_Kingdom.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Toronto_Press.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink Western_Approaches.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink File:Debby_Piers_memorial_plaque.jpg.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLink File:Desmond_Piers_Monument_Chester_Nova_Scotia.jpg.
- Desmond_Piers wikiPageWikiLinkText "Desmond Piers".
- Desmond_Piers after "Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw".
- Desmond_Piers awards "DSC; CM; CD and bar; Hon D.sc.Mil ; KljFreeman of the City of London".
- Desmond_Piers battles "World War II * Evacuation of western France * Battle of the Atlantic * Operation Neptune * Operation Goodwood * Arctic convoys".
- Desmond_Piers before "Brigadier W.A.B. Anderson".
- Desmond_Piers birthDate "1913-06-12".
- Desmond_Piers birthPlace Halifax,_Nova_Scotia.
- Desmond_Piers caption "--04-21".