John W. Morris
Military Person
1921 – 2013
Who was John W. Morris?
John W. Morris was an American Lieutenant General who became Chief of Engineers.
Morris was born in Princess Anne, Maryland. He 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. After the war he served in the Philippines and Japan, in the Corps' Savannah District, and as area engineer at Goose Bay, Labrador.
In 1960โ62 he commanded the divisional 8th Engineer Battalion in Korea. Morris headed the Corps' Tulsa District in 1962โ65 as it improved navigation on the Arkansas River. During the peak years of the Vietnam War, he was the Army's Deputy Chief of Legislative Liaison, and he commanded the 18th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam. He was then Missouri River Division Engineer for two years, the Corps' Director of Civil Works for three years, and Deputy Chief of Engineers in 1975โ76. As Chief of Engineers, Morris convinced the Army to include the Corps of Engineers among its major commands. Morris obtained a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Iowa.
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- Born
- Sep 10, 1921
Princess Anne - Also known as
- John Morris
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- 2013
Wilmington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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