Robert P. Patterson
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Robert Porter Patterson Sr. was an American judge who served as Under Secretary of War under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.S. Secretary of War under President Harry S. Truman. He was a US circ
Portrait, c. 1945
Patterson congratulating Col. Chauncey M. Hooper in Hawaii, 1943.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
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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
Robert P. Patterson
…55th United States Secretary of War In office September 27, 1945 – July 18, 1947 President Harry S. Truman Preceded by Henry L. Stimson Succeeded by Kenneth Claiborne Royall United States Under Secretary of War In office December 16, 1940 – September 27, 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Preceded by Office…
Official portrait, c. 1947