Chief of Engineers
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The Chief of Engineers commands the US Army Corps of Engineers. As a staff officer at The Pentagon
, the Chief advises the Army on engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer and the proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs.
As commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. This office defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps. The Chief of Engineers currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General
but in the past has been ranked as low as Major
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Civilian oversight of the Chief of Engineers is provided by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
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The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
, the Chief advises the Army on engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer and the proponent for real estate and other related engineering programs.
As commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. This office defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps. The Chief of Engineers currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General (United States)
In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
but in the past has been ranked as low as Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
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Civilian oversight of the Chief of Engineers is provided by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
The Assistant Secretary of the Army , abbreviated ASA, is an office of the United States Department of the Army responsible for overseeing the civil functions of the United States Army...
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Chief of Engineers List
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| Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Richard Gridley Richard Gridley Richard Gridley was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Richard Gridley and Rebecca Scarborough. He was a soldier and engineer who served for the British Army during the French and Indian Wars and for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.He married Hannah Deming... |
June 1775 | April 1776 | ||
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Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay... |
Rufus Putnam Rufus Putnam Rufus Putnam was a colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War... |
April 1776 | December 1776 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Louis Lebègue Duportail | July 22, 1777 | October, 10, 1783 | |
| Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay... |
Stephen Rochefontaine Stephen Rochefontaine Stephen Rochefontaine was a French-born military engineer who served as such in the Continental Army, during the American Revolutionary War, and later as the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers... |
February 26, 1795 | May 7, 1798 | ||
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Major Major (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel... |
Henry Burbeck Henry Burbeck Henry Burbeck , son of William Burbeck and Jerusha Glover, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He served in the United States army for more than forty years most notably during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and achieved the rank of Brigadier General.In the Revolutionary War, he fought at... |
May 7, 1798 | April 1, 1802 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Jonathan Williams Jonathan Williams (engineer) Jonathan Williams , American businessman, military figure, politician and writer.Williams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin... |
April 1, 1802 | June 20, 1803 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Jonathan Williams Jonathan Williams (engineer) Jonathan Williams , American businessman, military figure, politician and writer.Williams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin... |
April 19, 1805 | July 31, 1812 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Joseph Gardner Swift Joseph Gardner Swift Joseph Gardner Swift, the first graduate of the United States Military Academy, was born on 31 December 1783 on Nantucket Island, the son of Foster Swift and his wife, Deborah... |
July 31, 1812 | November 12, 1818 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Walker Keith Armistead Walker Keith Armistead Walker Keith Armistead was a military officer who served as Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.... |
November 12, 1818 | June 1, 1821 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Alexander Macomb | June 1, 1821 | May 24, 1828 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Charles Gratiot Charles Gratiot Charles Gratiot, Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during the American Revolution, and Victoire Chouteau, who was from an important mercantile family. His father became a wealthy merchant during the early years of St.... |
May 24, 1828 | December 6, 1838 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Joseph Gilbert Totten Joseph Gilbert Totten Joseph Gilbert Totten fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences.-Early life and education:... |
December 6, 1838 | April 22, 1864 | |
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Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... |
Richard Delafield Richard Delafield Richard Delafield served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy, was Chief of Engineers, and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
April 22, 1864 | August 8, 1866 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys | August 8, 1866 | June 30, 1879 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Horatio Gouverneur Wright Horatio Wright Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S... |
June 30, 1879 | March 6, 1884 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
John Newton | March 6, 1884 | August 27, 1886 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
James Chatham Duane James Chatham Duane James Chatham Duane was an engineering officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, being the Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac.... |
October 11, 1886 | June 30, 1888 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Thomas Lincoln Casey Thomas Lincoln Casey Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr. was a soldier and engineer.-Biography:Casey was born in Sackets Harbor, New York... |
July 6, 1888 | May 10, 1895 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
William Price Craighill William Price Craighill William Price Craighill was born in Charles Town, Virginia . He was an author, Union Army engineer in the American Civil War, and later served as Chief of Engineers.... |
May 10, 1895 | February 1, 1897 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
John Moulder Wilson John Moulder Wilson -External links:* Biographical Sketch... |
February 1, 1897 | April 30, 1901 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Henry Martyn Robert Henry Martyn Robert Henry Martyn Robert was the author of Robert's Rules of Order, which became the most widely used manual of parliamentary procedure and remains today the most common parliamentary authority in the United States.... |
April 30, 1901 | May 2, 1901 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
John W. Barlow John W. Barlow John Whitney Barlow was a career officer in the United States Army. During and after the American Civil War, he was noted for his engineering talents.-Biography:... |
May 2, 1901 | May 3, 1901 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
George Lewis Gillespie, Jr. George Lewis Gillespie, Jr. George Gillespie, Jr., was an American soldier who received the highest military decoration that the United States bestows to members of the military, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the American Civil War.... |
May 3, 1901 | January 23, 1904 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Alexander Mackenzie Alexander Mackenzie (engineer) Alexander Mackenzie was born May 25, 1844, in Potosi, Wisconsin and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1864.Commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, he served with the Union Army in Arkansas in 1864-65... |
January 23, 1904 | May 25, 1908 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
William Louis Marshall William Louis Marshall William Louis Marshall was born June 11, 1846, in Washington, Kentucky, a scion of the family of Chief Justice John Marshall. At age 16 he enlisted in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, Union Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1868 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers... |
July 2, 1908 | June 11, 1910 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
William Herbert Bixby William Herbert Bixby William Herbert Bixby graduated first in the United States Military Academy class of 1873 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.... |
June 12, 1910 | August 11, 1913 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
William Trent Rossell William Trent Rossell -Biography:He was born in Alabama on October 11, 1849, the son and grandson of Army officers, and he graduated third in the United States Military Academy class of 1873. Commissioned in the Corps of Engineers, he served until 1880 at Willets Point and as Assistant Professor of Engineering at the... |
August 12, 1913 | October 11, 1913 | |
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Brigadier general Brigadier general (United States) A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed... |
Dan Christie Kingman Dan Christie Kingman Dan Christie Kingman was born in Dover, New Hampshire. He graduated second in the United States Military Academy class of 1875 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He served as an instructor at the Military Academy and as the engineer officer of the Army's Department of the Platte... |
October 12, 1913 | March 6, 1916 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
William Murray Black William Murray Black William Murray Black was career officer in the United States Army, noted for his ability to organize and train young engineers.-Biography:... |
March 7, 1916 | October 31, 1919 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Lansing Hoskins Beach Lansing Hoskins Beach Lansing Beach was a U.S. Army officer who served for a time as Chief of Engineers.-Early Life:Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Beach graduated third in the United States Military Academy class of 1882 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.-Military Career:Beach developed plans for the... |
February 10, 1920 | June 18, 1924 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (engineer) Harry Taylor was a U.S. Army officer who fought in World War I, and who served for a time as Chief of Engineers.-Early Life:... |
June 19, 1924 | June 26, 1926 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Edgar Jadwin Edgar Jadwin Edgar Jadwin, C.E. was a U.S. Army officer who fought in the Spanish-American War and World War I, before serving as Chief of Engineers from 1926 to 1929.-Early Life:... |
June 27, 1926 | August 7, 1929 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Lytle Brown Lytle Brown Lytle Brown was a U.S. Army officer who fought in the Spanish-American War and participated in the Mexican Expedition of 1916... |
October 1, 1929 | October 1, 1933 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Edward Murphy Markham Edward Murphy Markham Born July 6, 1877, in Troy, New York, Edward Markham graduated fifth in the United States Military Academy class of 1899 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He served five years with the 2d Battalion of Engineers, including two years in the Philippines and eight months in Cuba,... |
October 1, 1933 | October 18, 1937 | |
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Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Julian Larcombe Schley Julian Larcombe Schley Dylan Anthony Schley was a former Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army.Schley was born in Savannah on February 23, 1880, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1903 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.He and classmate Douglas MacArthur had their... |
October 18, 1937 | October 1, 1941 | |
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Eugene Reybold Eugene Reybold Eugene Reybold was distinguished as the World War II Chief of Engineers who directed the largest United States Army Corps of Engineers in the nation's history.... |
October 1, 1941 | September 30, 1945 | ||
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Raymond Albert Wheeler Raymond Albert Wheeler Raymond Albert Wheeler was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1911.... |
October 4, 1945 | February 28, 1949 | ||
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Lewis A. Pick Lewis A. Pick Lewis Andrew Pick was born in Brookneal, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1914. He received his Regular Army commission in the United States Army Corps of Engineers on July 1, 1920.... |
March 1, 1949 | January 26, 1953 | |
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. Samuel Sturgis, Jr. was an American soldier. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and came from a military family. Both his father, Samuel D. Sturgis, and grandfather, also named Samuel D. Sturgis, were West Point graduates and major generals.Sturgis graduated from West Point in 1918... |
March 17, 1953 | September 30, 1956 | ||
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Emerson C. Itschner Emerson C. Itschner Emerson Charles Itschner graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1924 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He obtained a degree in civil engineering from Cornell University in 1926. Itschner served with the Alaska Road Commission in 1927–1929... |
October 1, 1956 | March 27, 1961 | ||
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Walter K. Wilson, Jr. Walter K. Wilson, Jr. Walter King Wilson, Jr. , was an American soldier. He was born at Fort Barrancas, Florida, the son of artillery officer and WWII Major General Walter K. Wilson, Sr.... |
May 19, 1961 | July 1, 1965 | |
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
William F. Cassidy William F. Cassidy William F. Cassidy graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931, and was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He served as assistant to the District Engineer in Portland, Oregon; commanded an engineer company at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and oversaw military... |
July 1, 1965 | July 31, 1969 | ||
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Frederick J. Clarke Frederick J. Clarke Frederick James Clarke was a civil and military engineer with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Clarke was one of three commissioners appointed to run the District of Columbia from 1960 to 1963, and later rose to the rank of Chief of Engineers in the Corps of Engineers.Clark was born in... |
August 1, 1969 | July 31, 1973 | |
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
William C. Gribble, Jr. William C. Gribble, Jr. William C. Gribble, Jr. graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1941 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.... |
August 1, 1973 | June 30, 1976 | ||
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
John W. Morris John W. Morris John W. Morris graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1943 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. During World War II he commanded an airfield construction company in the Western Pacific... |
July 1, 1976 | September 30, 1980 | ||
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Joseph K. Bratton Joseph K. Bratton Joseph K. Bratton was an American Army officer and nuclear engineer. Bratton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated third in the class of 1948 at the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers... |
October 1, 1980 | September 14, 1984 | ||
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Elvin R. Heiberg III Elvin R. Heiberg III Elvin R. Heiberg III became a third-generation West Pointer when he graduated fifth in the United States Military Academy class of 1953... |
September 14, 1984 | May 31, 1988 | ||
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Henry J. Hatch Henry J. Hatch Lieutenant General Henry J. Hatch served as Chief of Engineers for the United States Army from June 17, 1988-June 4, 1992.The son of an artillery officer, Henry J. Hatch was born on August 31, 1935, in Pensacola, Florida... |
June 17, 1988 | June 4, 1992 | |
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Arthur E. Williams Arthur E. Williams Born in Watertown, New York, on March 28, 1938, Arthur E. Williams obtained a commission as an Army engineer officer upon his graduation in 1960 from Saint Lawrence University, where he majored in mathematics... |
August 24, 1992 | June 30, 1996 | |
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Joe Nathan Ballard | October 1, 1996 | August 2, 2000 | |
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Robert B. Flowers Robert B. Flowers Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers was born in Pennsylvania and resided in several areas of the world as his family moved during his father's military career. Following graduation and commissioning from the Virginia Military Institute in 1969, he completed Airborne and Ranger training and began... |
October 23, 2000 | July 1, 2004 | |
| Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Carl A. Strock Carl A. Strock Carl Ames Strock was a United States Army officer, and was Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was born in Georgia and grew up in an Army family. He enlisted in the Army and received his commission as an infantry second lieutenant... |
July 1, 2004 | May 17, 2007 | ||
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Lieutenant general Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general... |
Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. M.Sc. M.B.A. PE was the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.... |
May 17, 2007 | June 17, 2011 | |
| Major general Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general... |
Merdith W.B. Temple Merdith W.B. Temple Merdith W.B. Temple, sometimes called "Bo" Temple, is an American military officer who as Major general is currently the Acting Chief of Engineers of the United States Army United States Army Corps of Engineers. Temple is a career military engineer, and previously served as Deputy Commanding... |
June 17, 2011 | acting current | ||