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Vice Admiral Murrey L. Royar, USN
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Surplus Reduction and Sugar

A career in the Supply Corps yields unique sea stories.
By Taira Payne
August 2021
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Vice Admiral Murrey L. Royar graduated from the University of California and joined the Navy in 1917 when the United States entered World War I.  Royar's memoir is unusual among those in the U.S. Naval Institute's oral history collection in that it deals with the career of a Supply Corps officer; most are from line officers. Royar wound up his career in the mid-1950s as Chief of Naval Material. Previously, he was Paymaster General of the Navy and Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. He had a good deal to say on the Navy's old bureau system.

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Taira Payne

Taira Payne was the Project Manager, Digital Assets & Web for the U.S. Naval Institute until January 2022. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science, specializing in Archives and Digital Curation, from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor’s in History from Washington College.

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