| 词条 | Arthur E. Williams |
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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. At St. Lawrence he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He later obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree in civil engineering and economic planning from Stanford University. Williams commanded an armored engineer company in Germany and an engineer construction company in Vietnam. During a second tour in Vietnam, he served as Operations Officer of the 577th Engineer Battalion. He later commanded the 44th Engineer Battalion in Korea and was an assignment officer at the Army Military Personnel Center. Williams headed the Corps' Sacramento District in 1982-85 and then served as Chief of Staff at Corps Headquarters. He subsequently headed the Pacific Ocean Division and then the Lower Mississippi Valley Division. He was also President of the Mississippi River Commission. He returned to Corps Headquarters in July 1991 as Director of Civil Works. President Bush appointed Williams Chief of Engineers in 1992. After retiring from the Army, he joined Dawson & Associates in Washington, DC as a federal permitting advisor. Military awards
See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}ReferencesThis article contains public domain text from{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General Arthur E. Williams |work=Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers |url=http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe4.htm#51 |accessdate=August 15, 2005 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050619075146/http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe4.htm |archivedate=June 19, 2005 |deadurl=yes |df= }}{{S-start}}{{S-mil}}{{Succession box |before = Henry J. Hatch |title = Chief of Engineers |years = 1992—1996 |after = Joe N. Ballard}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Arthur E.}}{{US-army-bio-stub}} 8 : 1938 births|Living people|People from Watertown, New York|United States Army generals|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni|United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel |
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