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Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Secretary of War · 1947
Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Secretary of War.
Positions
- Secretary of War1947-07-19–1947-09-18
Biography
Kenneth Claiborne Royall Sr. was a U.S. Army general and the last man to hold the office of Secretary of War, which was abolished in 1947. Royall served as the first Secretary of the Army from 1947 to 1949, until he was compelled into retirement for refusing to comply with President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order 9981 for racial desegregation of the military forces of the United States.
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Capitol Receipts, “Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Secretary of War,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ167083/kenneth-claiborne-royall (accessed 2026-10-14).