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Australian War Memorial #012607
Ralph Royce completed flight training
in time for the First World War, in which he rose to the temporary rank
of lieutenant colonel. Postwar, he was returned to permanent rank of
major, then discharged and reappointed as a captain due to a
Congressional limit on the number of serving majors. A graduate of the
Air Corps Tactical School and the Army War College,he was the operation officer for the Alaska Flight in 1934 that won the Mackay Trophy.
Royce commanded the air forces at Townsville following the Japanese seizure of Rabaul. He failed to impress Kenney, who relieved him as part of the general shake up of the U.S. air forces in the Southwest Pacific in mid-1942. Royce received no further postings in the Pacific.
| 1890-6-28 |
Born at Marquette, Michigan |
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| 1914-6-12 |
Second lieutenant |
Graduates from West Point |
| 1915-5-16 |
First lieutenant |
Completes pilot training |
| 1917-5-15 |
Captain |
Commander, 1 Aero Squadron, France |
| 1918-6-18 |
Major |
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| 1918-8-14 |
Lieutenant colonel |
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| 1920-7-1 |
Major |
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| 1922-12-18 |
Captain |
Discharged and reappointed |
| 1923-7-11 |
Major |
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| 1927 |
Air Corps Tactical School |
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| 1928 |
Command and General Staff School |
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| 1934 |
Army War College |
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| 1934 |
Lieutenant colonel |
Commander, 1 Pursuit Group |
| 1937 |
Air Officer, Philippine Department |
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| 1939 |
Commander, 7 Bombardment Group |
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| 1940-3-1 |
Colonel |
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| 1941-4-7 |
Brigadier general | |
| 1941-5 |
Assistant military attaché, United Kingdom | |
| 1941-7 |
Military attaché for air, United Kingdom | |
| 1942-2-24 |
Chief of staff, Air, U.S. Forces in Australia |
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| 1942-5 |
Senior air officer, Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific |
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| 1942-6-15 |
Major general |
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| 1942-9 |
Commander, Southeastern Training Center, Maxwell Field, Alabama | |
| 1943-4-18 |
Commander, 1 Air Force |
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| 1943-9-10 |
Commander, U.S. Army Forces, Middle East |
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| 1944-3 |
Deputy commander, 9 Air Force |
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| 1944-10-20 |
Commander, 1 Provisional Tactical Air Force |
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| 1945-2 |
Commander, Personnel Distribution Command |
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| 1946-6-30 |
Retires |
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| 1965 |
Dies |
References
Fogerty (1953; accessed 2013-4-15)The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2013 by Kent G. Budge. Index
