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Correct Answer: Kenneth Claiborne Royall

Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Sr. was a United States Army general and the last person to hold the office of Secretary of War. That position was abolished in 1947, and Royall served as the first Secretary of the Army (the successor position) from 1947 to 1949. At the beginning of World War II, he became a colonel in the U.S. Army.

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