Eugene Reybold
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| Eugene Reybold | |
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| February 13, 1884 – November 21, 1961 | |
 Lieutenant General Eugene Reybold |
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| Place of birth | Delaware City, Delaware |
| Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of Engineers (1941-1945) |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (2) |
Eugene Reybold (February 13, 1884 in Delaware City, Delaware – November 21, 1961) 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. He graduated from Delaware College in 1903. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps in 1908, Reybold was assigned to military housing and coast defense construction work. Stationed at Fort Monroe throughout World War I, he became commandant of the Coast Artillery School. He transferred to the Corps of Engineers in 1926 and served as District Engineer in Buffalo, New York; Wilmington, North Carolina; and Memphis, Tennessee. In the last assignment he successfully battled record Mississippi River flood crests. He was Southwestern Division Engineer (1937-40) and War Department Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 (1940-41). Appointed Chief of Engineers shortly before Pearl Harbor, General Reybold directed the Corps' tremendous range of activities throughout the war and was the first officer ever to rank as lieutenant general while Chief of Engineers. Reybold retired January 31, 1946, and died November 21, 1961, in Washington, D.C.
He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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This article contains public domain text from Lieutenant General Eugene Reybold. Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers. Retrieved on August 24, 2005.
| Preceded by Julian Larcombe Schley |
Chief of Engineers 1941—1945 |
Succeeded by Raymond A. Wheeler |
