Royal R. Ingersoll II

Royal R. Ingersoll II

Infobox Military Person
name = Royal Rodney Ingersoll, II
born = 17 December, 1913
died = 6 June, 1942
placeofbirth = Manila, Philippines
placeofdeath = vicinity of Midway Atoll


caption =
nickname =
allegiance = United States of America
serviceyears = 1934–42
rank = Lieutenant
branch = United States Navy
unit = USS "Hornet" (CV-8)
battles = Battle of Midway
awards =

Royal Rodney Ingersoll, II (17 December, 1913 – 6 June, 1942) was an American naval officer.

He was born in Manila, Philippines, son of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll and the grandson of Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1934, he served in "California" (BB-44), "Cassin" (DD-372), and other ships during the thirties, and reported on board aircraft carrier "Hornet" (CV-8) during her fitting out period in 1941. Lieutenant Ingersoll served in "Hornet" during the critical early months of the Pacific war.

In the great Battle of Midway 4 to 6 June 1942, in which the U.S. fleet decisively turned back the Japanese threat to the Hawaiian Islands, he was killed at his battle station by machine gun fire from a crippled "Yorktown" (CV-5) fighter landing in a skid aboard the "Hornet". The injured pilot being unable to, or failing to, cut the gun switch. Four enlisted men were also killed, while 20 others were wounded. [cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/mid5.htm
title= Battle of Midway: Online Action Reports: Commanding Officer, USS "Hornet"
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date= 09 January 2007 |work= |publisher= Naval Historical Center
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accessdate= 2008-02-02 ]

In 1942, the destroyer "Ingersoll" (DD-652) was named in honor of R.Adm. R.R. Ingersol and Lt. R.R. Ingersoll II. [cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i2/ingersoll.htm
title= Ingersoll (entry in Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors=
date= |work= |publisher= Naval Historical Center
pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=
accessdate= 2008-08-20 ]

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References

:DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i2/ingersoll.htm


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