Michael Dare
Michael Dare | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1917 Lieutenant-general |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Canadian Forces officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.[1]
Career
Dare joined the
4th Canadian (Armoured) Division in Normandy and then, from September 1944, as brigade major, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, before being appointed, in March 1945, assistant adjutant and quartermaster-general at Headquarters, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division.[2] He went on to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada in September 1969 before retiring in 1972.[3]
After retiring from the army, Dare succeeded John Starnes as head of the RCMP Security Service in 1973.[4]
He died in 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia.[5][6]
References
- ^ The Capital List
- ^ a b Canada Veterans' Hall of Valour
- ^ DND Language Reform: Staffing the Bilingualism Programs 1967-1977
- ISBN 9780888622860.
michael dare rcmp general.
- ^ OBITUARY / Michael Dare General managed FLQ crisis The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 25 May 1996: A.17.
- ISBN 978-0773518087.