Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Sr. (July 24, 1894 – May 25, 1971) was a United States Army general and the last person to hold the office of Secretary of War, as that position was abolished in 1947. Royall served as the first Secretary of the Army (the successor position) from 1947 to 1949, until he was forced into retirement for refusing to follow President Harry Truman’s order to desegregate the United States military.
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24 July 1894 Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
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Died |
25 May 1971 (aged 76) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
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Zodiac | Leo |
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