Royal E. Ingersoll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States admiral
Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1883
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Date of Death: 20-May-1976
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Royal E. Ingersoll
- Royal Eason Ingersoll (20 June 1883 – 20 May 1976) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, U.S.
- Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT) from January 1, 1942 to late 1944; Commander, Western Sea Frontier from late 1944 to 1946; and Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S.
- Fleet/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCOMINCH/DCNO) from late 1944 to late 1945. Ingersoll was born in Washington, D.C., on 20 June 1883.
- He was second in a succession of three generations of U.S.
- Naval officers: his father, Rear Admiral Royal R.
- Ingersoll - United States Naval Academy class of 1868, and his son, Lieutenant Royal Rodney Ingersoll II - USNA class of 1934, was killed in a "friendly fire" accident on board the aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-8) on 4 June 1942, during the naval Battle of Midway.
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