| 词条 | William C. Gribble Jr. |
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|name = William C. Gribble Jr. |birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|5|24}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1979|6|2|1917|5|24}} |image = William Gribble.jpg |caption = Lieutenant General William C. Gribble Jr. |nickname = |birth_place = Ironwood, Michigan |death_place = Fort Belvoir, Virginia |placeofburial= |allegiance = United States of America |branch = United States Army |serviceyears = |rank = Lieutenant General |unit = |commands = Chief of Engineers (1973–1976) |battles = |awards = Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) |relations = |laterwork = }} William C. Gribble Jr. (born May 24, 1917 in Ironwood, Michigan – June 2, 1979) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1941 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. During World War II, he served on the staff of the 340th Engineer General Service Regiment as it first built a section of the Alaska Highway in western Canada and later assisted MacArthur's drive in New Guinea and the Philippines. At the end of the war he commanded the 118th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. 43d Infantry Division. Gribble then worked in the Los Alamos laboratory and in the Reactor Development Division of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. As Alaska District Engineer he oversaw construction of a nuclear power plant at Fort Greely, Alaska. He headed the Army's nuclear power program in 1960-61. In 1963 he was the Corps' North Central Division Engineer. Gribble's scientific skills led to his service as Director of Research and Development in the U.S. Army Materiel Command in 1964-66 and as the Army's Chief of Research and Development in 1971-73. In 1969-70 he commanded the Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir and was Commandant of the Army Engineer School. He became Chief of Engineers in 1973, and retired in 1976. Gribble received a master's degree in physical science from the University of Chicago in 1948 and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Michigan Technological University. He was also an honorary member of the United Kingdom's Institute of Royal Engineers. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Brazilian Order of Military Merit. General Gribble died at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on June 2, 1979. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[1] Trivia
See also{{portal|United States Army}}References1. ^{{cite web|title=Commanders of the Corps of Engineers: Lieutenant General William C. Gribble, Jr|url=http://www.usace.army.mil/about/history/commanders.aspx|work=Headquarters United States Army Corps of Engineers|publisher=United States Army|accessdate=6 December 2012|date=18 May 2007|quote=His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Brazilian Order of Military Merit}}
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