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Joyce enlisted as a private in the Spanish-American War
and was commissioned in
1901. He fought against the Philippine Insurrection and lost the
use of a hand from a trench mortar
during the First World War.
Joyce directed experiments on coordinating horse and
mechanized cavalry units while commanding 1 Cavalry Division at
Fort Bliss, Texas. He was in command of IX Corps at Fort Lewis when war broke
out in the Pacific. Already 62 years old at that time, he was
transferred to a service
command in early 1942, then served under Eisenhower as deputy
president of the Allied
Control Commission in Italy
under following its surrender.
He retired in 1943.
| 1879-11-3 |
Born in New York |
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| 1898-04-28 |
Private |
Enlists in the cavalry |
| 1901-2-2 |
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned |
| 1918 |
Colonel
|
Chief of staff, 87 Division,
France |
| 1918 |
Chief of staff, 89 Division,
France |
|
| 1924 |
Military attache, Britain |
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| 1933 |
Commander, Fort Myer, Virginia |
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| 1938-11 |
Major
general |
Commander, 1 Cavalry Division, Fort
Bliss, Texas |
| 1940-10
|
Commander, IX Corps |
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| 1942-6 |
Commander, 9 Service Command,
Fort Douglas |
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| 1943-10
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Deputy president, Allied Control
Commission, Italy |
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| 1943 |
Retires |
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| 1960-1-11
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Dies |
References
ArlingtonCemetary.net (accessed 2012-10-8)
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-7-12)
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