Kenyon Ashe Joyce | |
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 Major General LeRoy Springs Lyon (far left), commanding the 31st Division, with Colonel Kenyon A. Joyce, his chief of staff, and two aides, France, October 1918. | |
| Born | November 3, 1879 |
| Died | January 11, 1960 (aged 80) San Francisco, California |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1944 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 87th Division 31st Division 8th Division |
| Commands held | 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division IX Corps |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Purple Heart |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Jones Joyce |
| Other work | President, Allied Commission for Italy |
Kenyon Ashe Joyce was a major general in the United States Army. He commanded the 1st Cavalry Division and later IX Corps in World War II.[1]
Joyce was a prominent cavalry officer in the early outset of the war and was a mentor to a young George S. Patton.[1] He later appointed Dwight D. Eisenhower as a chief of staff and is considered to have played a strong role in his development.[2] He had initially sought to promote Eisenhower to command of a division, but Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall favored him for staff postings.[3]
Joyce reached retirement age from the U.S. Army in 1943, at which point Eisenhower, by then a prominent officer in the European Theater, appointed him to the Allied Commission for Italy.[4]
Joyce died in January 1960, aged 80, and a funeral service was held at Fort Myer.[4]
Dates of rank[edit]
| No insignia | Private, United States Volunteers: May 13, 1898 |
| No insignia | Private, Regular Army: March 3, 1900 |
| No pin insignia in 1901 | Second lieutenant, Regular Army: February 2, 1901 |
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First lieutenant, Regular Army: February 18, 1908 |
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Captain, Regular Army: July 1, 1916 |
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Major, National Army: August 5, 1917 |
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Lieutenant colonel, National Army: June 17, 1918 |
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Colonel, National Army: September 14, 1918 |
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Captain, Regular Army: June 30, 1920 (reverted to permanent rank) |
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Major, Regular Army: July 1, 1920 |
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Lieutenant colonel, Regular Army: March 16, 1921 |
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Colonel, Regular Army: July 1, 1932 |
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Brigadier general, Regular Army: November 1, 1936 |
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Major general, Regular Army: November 1, 1939 |
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Major general, retired list: November 30, 1943 |
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Major general, retired on active duty: December 1, 1943 (recalled to active duty) |
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Major general, retired list: June 30, 1944 |
See also[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b D'Este 2002, p. 269.
- ^ D'Este 2002, p. 170.
- ^ D'Este 2002, p. 301.
- ^ a b Smith 2012, p. 161.
- ^ Official Register of Commissioned Officers of the United States Army, 1946. pg. 936.
Sources[edit]
- D'Este, Carlo (2002), Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life, Macmillan, ISBN 0-8050-5686-6
- Smith, Jean Edward (2012), Eisenhower in War and Peace, Random House, ISBN 978-0-679-64429-3
- Generals of World War II