Ralph Royce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Air Forces general
Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1890
Place of Birth: Marquette, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 07-Aug-1965
Profession: military leader
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ralph Royce
- 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.
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