Forrest Beton Royal

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Forrest Beton Royal, born 10 February 1893 in New York City, was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1915. Service in increasingly important posts afloat and ashore prepared him for his role as commander of an amphibious group in the assaults on Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, and Borneo during the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. His planning and execution of these important assignments was recognized with the Distinguished Service Medal, and the posthumous (he had died of a heart attack on board his flagship 18 June 1945) award of a Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal.

USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) was named after him.

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