Royal N. Moore Jr.

Royal Norman Moore Jr. (born April 15, 1935) is a retired major general in the United States Marine Corps.

[1] He was promoted to LtGen while acting as Commanding General of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Following his combat service during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm he was assigned as Commander of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific from August 1991 to April 1, 1992.

He resigned his command after the discovery, which led to a censure by Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, and his retirement as a MGen since he did not honorably hold the rank of LtGen for the required 3 years.

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