Desmond William Piers DSC, RCN
Born | 12 Jun 1913 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Died | 1 Nov 2005 | (92) | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Ranks
Retired: 1967 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Desmond William Piers, RCN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMCS Restigouche (H 00) | Lt. | Destroyer | 24 Jun 1941 | 5 Jun 1943 |
HMCS Algonquin (R 17) | A/Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 22 Dec 1943 | 19 Apr 1945 |
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Destroyer HMCS Restigouche (H 00)
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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