Kenyon A. Joyce
Kenyon A. 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 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 .[4]
Joyce died in January 1960, and a funeral service was held at Fort Myer.[4]
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- ^ a b D'Este 2002, p. 269.
- ^ D'Este 2002, p. 170.
- ^ D'Este 2002, p. 301.
- ^ a b Smith 2012, p. 161.
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- D'Este, Carlo (2002), Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life, 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
- 1879 births
- 1960 deaths
- United States Army officers
- United States Army generals of World War II
- United States Army generals
- United States Army personnel of World War I