Royal E. Ingersoll

Royal E. Ingersoll
Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll
Born	(1883-06-20)20 June 1883 Washington, D.C., US
Died	20 May 1976(1976-05-20) (aged 92) Bethesda, Maryland, US[1]
Place of burial	Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, Indiana, US
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Western Sea Frontier Atlantic Fleet
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Navy Cross
Relations	Royal R. Ingersoll (father) Royal R. Ingersoll II (son)

Royal Eason Ingersoll (20 June 1883 – 20 May 1976) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT) from January 1, 1942 to late 1944; Commander, Western Sea Frontier from late 1944 to 1946; and Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCOMINCH/DCNO) from late 1944 to late 1945.

Ingersoll was born in Washington, D.C., on 20 June 1883. He was second in a succession of three generations of U.S. Naval officers: his father, Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll - United States Naval Academy class of 1868, and his son, Lieutenant Royal Rodney Ingersoll II - USNA class of 1934, was killed in a friendly fire accident on board the aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-8) on 4 June 1942, during the naval Battle of Midway.