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- Leif_J._Sverdrup abstract "Leif Johan Sverdrup (11 January 1898 – 2 January 1976) was a Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his service in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II where he was Chief Engineer under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The son of a distinguished Norwegian family, Sverdrup emigrated to the United States in 1914. After serving with the US Army in World War I, he earned a degree in civil engineering at the University of Minnesota in 1921. He worked for a time for the Missouri State Highway Department before founding Sverdrup & Parcel, a civil engineering firm specializing in bridge construction, with John Ira Parcel, his former University of Minnesota engineering professor. His firm was involved in the construction of a number of important bridges, including the Washington Bridge and Amelia Earhart Bridge over the Missouri River and the Hurricane Deck Bridge over the Lake of the Ozarks.In 1941, Sverdrup became involved with the construction of a chain of airstrips across the Pacific Ocean to enable heavy bombers to be delivered to the Philippines. He was re-commissioned in the US Army as a colonel in 1942 and became Chief of the Construction Section in General MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Area. In 1942 he made three treks across the Owen Stanley Range in Papua and New Guinea on engineer reconnaissance missions into enemy-occupied territory, for which he was decorated with the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Medal. In 1944 he became the theater's Chief Engineer.After the war he commanded the 102nd Infantry Division of the US Army Reserve from 1947 to 1958. Sverdrup & Parcel went on to design and oversee the construction of many major projects, including the Arnold Engineering Development Center and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the latter being named one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World after its completion in 1964. The firm's reputation was later tarnished by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge on 1 August 2007.".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Legion_of_Merit.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Purple_Heart.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup award Silver_Star.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle Battle_of_Buna–Gona.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle Kokoda_Track_campaign.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle Philippines_Campaign_(1944–45).
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle World_War_I.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup battle World_War_II.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup birthDate "1898-01-11".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup birthPlace Norway.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup birthPlace Solund.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup birthYear "1898".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup deathDate "1976-01-02".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup deathPlace St._Louis.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup deathPlace St_Louis,_Missouri.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup deathYear "1976".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup militaryCommand "20px|102nd Infantry Division (United States)102nd Infantry Division".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup occupation Sverdrup_&_Parcel.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup restingPlace St._Louis.
- Leif_J._Sverdrup serviceEndYear "1917".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup serviceNumber "O-129029".
- Leif_J._Sverdrup serviceStartYear "1917".
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