Forrest B. Royal
Military Person
1893 – 1945
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Who was Forrest B. Royal?
Forrest Beton Royal, was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1915. Service in increasingly important posts afloat and ashore prepared him for his role as commander of Amphibious Group 6 in the assaults on Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, and Borneo during the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. His planning and execution of these important assignments was recognized with the Distinguished Service Medal, and the posthumous award of a Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal.
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- Born
- Feb 10, 1893
New York City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jun 18, 1945
Borneo
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on July 23, 2013
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