Michael Dare

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Michael Dare
Born	1917 Montreal, Quebec
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army / Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Michael Reginald Dare DSO, OMM, CD (born 1917) is a retired Canadian Forces officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

Career

Dare joined the Canadian Army as second lieutenant in the Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles in the 1930s.^[1] He served in World War II as an infantry officer in The Royal Canadian Regiment, then as a staff officer at Headquarters, 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.^[1] He went on to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada in September 1969 before retiring in 1972.^[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Frederick Sharp	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1969-1972	Succeeded by Chester Hull

Persondata
Name	Dare, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian general
Date of birth	1917
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death

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