Merdith W. B. Temple Explained

Bo Temple
Birth Name:Merdith Wyndham Bolling Temple
Nickname:"Bone Crusher"
Birth Date:8 July 1953
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Branch:United States Army
Branch Label:Branch
Serviceyears:1975–2012
Rank:Major General
Commands:USACE
Battles Label:Wars
Children:2

Major General Merdith Wyndham Bolling "Bo" Temple (July 8, 1953 – November 1, 2020) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as the Acting Chief of Engineers and Acting Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from 2011 to 2012. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General.

Early life and career

Merdith Wyndham Bolling Temple was born in Richmond, Virginia, on July 8, 1953. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and Texas A&M University with a master's degree in civil engineering. Commissioned into the United States Army in 1975, he served in operational engineering commands in Korea, the U.S., and Germany before commanding the 307th Engineer Battalion. He commanded the 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat) (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, from 1998 to 2000.[1] [2] [3] He died of cancer on November 1, 2020, at home in Richmond, Virginia.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acting Chief of Engineers. July 20, 2011. U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Engineers. August 24, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928121537/http://www.hqda.army.mil/daen/chief_of_engineers.html. September 28, 2011.
  2. Hasenauer. Heike. March 2008. The Army's Building Boom. Soldiers Magazine. U.S. Army. 63. 3. August 28, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329044119/http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e2/rv5_other/soldiers/archives/pdfs/mar08all.pdf. March 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Building the Bench: An interview with Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. Temple. Tegler. Jan. September 24, 2009. Defense Media Network. August 24, 2011.