Ralph Royce
| Ralph Royce | |
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Major General Ralph Royce
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| Born |
June 28, 1890 Marquette, Michigan |
| Died | August 7, 1965 (aged 75) Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1914–1946 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | Personnel Distribution Command 1st Provisional Tactical Air Force First Air Force 20th Bombardment Wing 7th Bombardment Group 1st Pursuit Group 1st Observation Group 1st Aero Squadron |
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| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Croix de guerre |
Ralph Royce (28 June 1890 – 7 August 1965) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. A West Point graduate who learned to fly in 1915–16, he served with the 1st Aero Squadron in the Pancho Villa Expedition and later led it on the Western Front. During World War II as a brigadier general, he led the Royce special mission to Mindanao, in which a small force of bombers flew from Australia to attack Japanese targets in the Philippines. Later he was Deputy Commander of the Ninth Air Force and commanded the 1st Provisional Tactical Air Force.
Ralph Royce was born in Marquette, Michigan on 28 June 1890 and attended school at Hancock, Michigan. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point on 1 March 1910. Royce graduated 12 June 1914, ranked 89th in merit in a class of 107 cadets, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 26th Infantry. In 1915, he was detailed to the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps (ASSC) and sent to the Signal Corps Aviation School at Rockwell Field, California, for pilot training. On graduation on 16 May 1916, he was rated a Junior Military Aviator and promoted to temporary first lieutenant in the ASSC.
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