Kenyon A. Joyce
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.
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 |
Joyce was a prominent cavalry officer in the early outset of the war and was a mentor to a young George S. Patton. He later appointed Dwight D. Eisenhower as a chief of staff and is considered to have played a strong role in his development. 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.
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.
Joyce died in January 1960, aged 80, and a funeral service was held at Fort Myer.