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- Major General Ralph T. Tice began his military career on May 1943 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served overseas in the Pacific Theater with the 78th Engineer Combat Battalion 1944-1945. Following the termination of hostilities, he was assigned to the 8th Engineer Combat Squadron in Tokyo, Japan. He returned to the United States in July 1946, was released from active duty in October, and assigned to the Officer Reserve Corps, 835th Aviation Engineer Battalion.
- General Tice joined the Kansas Army National Guard in March 1950 as a First Lieutenant with the 35th Division Artillery. He later served with the 127th Artillery Group and Headquarters, Kansas Army National Guard. He was appointed Commanding General, 69th Infantry Brigade, and promoted to Brigadier General in July 1977. He served in this capacity until being appointed as The Adjutant General of Kansas in October 1980. He was promoted to Major General in March 1981.
- As a civilian, General Tice first began working for the National Weather Service in Topeka, in 1941 and then returned to the Weather Service after his military active duty in 1947. He retired from the National Weather Service in Kansas City, Missouri, as Chief of the Observations Branch, Central Region Headquarters, in March 1979.
- His military awards and decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, American Occupation Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Kansas State Service Medal and the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Guard Association of the United States.
- General Tice was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Topeka Optimist Club; American Meteorological Society; National Association of Federal Retirees; and Masonic Lodge and Shrine. He was Chairman of the Committee on Logistics and Facilities, and a Committee Member on the Personnel and Manpower Committee, Adjutants General Association of the United States. In addition, he was also a member and past president of the National Guard Association of Kansas and served on the Executive Council at the National level and a member and past president of the Topeka Chapter of the Association of the U. S. Army. General Tice was the President of Topeka Chapter 086, Military Order of World Wars; and a former member (at the National level) of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee; and of the Military Affairs Committee, and the Topeka Chamber of Commerce.
- Major General Ralph T. Tice was born on February 23, 1924 in Topeka. He graduated from Seaman High School and attended Washburn University, the University of Florida, Pennsylvania State University, and received a BA from Columbia College. He died October 5, 1994 and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Topeka, Kansas.
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