Leif Johan Sverdrup CBE (11 January 1898 – 2 January 1976) was a Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
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Sverdrup & Parcel was an American civil engineering company formed in 1928 by Leif J. Sverdrup and his college engineering professor John I. Parcel. The...
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from General Douglas MacArthur to his chief engineer Major General Leif J. Sverdrup in 1945, who established a tradition in 1975 that it shall be given...
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thrown by the general's former deputy chief engineer, Major General Leif J. Sverdrup. At the 1960 celebration for MacArthur's 80th birthday, many of his...
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General Leif J. Sverdrup by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in 1945, as MacArthur thought Sverdrup was more deserving to wear them. Sverdrup gave them...
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engineer Leif J. Sverdrup discussed progress on the airfields with Walter Nash, then New Zealand Minister of Finance. Nash recalled Sverdrup saying that...
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bridges and tunnels was performed under the direction of civil engineer Leif J. Sverdrup and his company. Ultimately, a 23 mile-long project, with 17.4 miles...
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one Harald Sverdrup (writer) (1923–1992), Norwegian writer and poet Johan Sverdrup (1816–1892), prime minister of Norway Leif J. Sverdrup (1898–1976)...
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List of military figures by nickname (section J)
with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian. "Jack" – Leif J. Sverdrup, U.S. general "Jackie" – J. A. Fisher, British admiral "Jadex" – Jacques Dextraze...
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Sverdrup (1861–1923) and Maria Vollan (1865–1891). His sister Mimi Sverdrup Lunden (1894–1955) was an educator and author. His brother Leif Sverdrup (1898–1976)...
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Johan Sverdrup, second cousin once removed of Jakob, Georg and Edvard Sverdrup, third cousin of Georg Johan, Jakob, Mimi, Leif and Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. He...
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Engineer, General Leif J. Sverdrup. On 2 May 1975, upon the 200th anniversary of the Corps of Engineers, retired General Sverdrup, who had civil engineering...
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the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War. Leif J. Sverdrup – (1898–1976) Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with...
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Steinman City College of New York Designer of the Mackinac Bridge Leif J. Sverdrup Missouri University of Science and Technology General with the U.S...
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path at some risk so that an alternate route was directed. In March, Leif J. Sverdrup was determined for a tour of suitable islands for local labour that...
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between NOK 19.5 and 26 million. Norwegian expatriate Leif J. Sverdrup, co-founder of Sverdrup & Parcel of the United States, inspected the fjord in 1965...
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General Sir Edmund Herring and Dame Mary Herring. In addition to Chase, Leif J. Sverdrup, Hugh John Casey, and LeGrande A. Diller and their wives also made...
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Americas, which was designed and built by Sverdrup & Parcel, a company founded by fellow army engineer Leif J. Sverdrup. He also refurbished and therefore saved...
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the war in the Pacific was ending. Graves went to see Major General Leif J. Sverdrup, the head of the Engineer Command (ENCOM) in the Philippines, and requested...
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campers in the summer of 1966. Camp Sakima is named in recognition of Leif J. Sverdrup who headed the campaign to raise the funds for the Ranch to be built...
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arranged for more than twenty former American generals, including Leif J. Sverdrup, Hugh John Casey, William C. Chase and Clyde D. Eddleman and their...
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Scouter [f] Herman Stern Merchant; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter [f] Leif J. Sverdrup Industrialist; Engineer; Zealous Scouter [f] Wallace E. Wilson Corporate...
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businessperson (died 1979) Sverre Petterssen, meteorologist (died 1974) Leif J. Sverdrup, civil engineer and military officer in America (died 1976) 5 January...
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Fighter Command (pilot of first allied combat plane to land); Colonel Leif J. Sverdrup (who squeezed into General Wurtsmith's single seated P-38 Lightning);...
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S. Army construction of South Pacific air ferry route airfields by Leif J. Sverdrup with some work surveying islands for suitable field locations. The...
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Håkon Thelin, composer Mikal Telle, music label owner 2 January – Leif J. Sverdrup, civil engineer and military officer (b. 1898, died in the US) 17 January...
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Johan Edvard Sverdrup (22 June 1861 – 21 January 1923) was a Norwegian educator, author and church leader. Sverdrup was one of the key theologians in the...
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children, with one of Erik's sons being the well-known Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson. Around the year of 982, Erik was exiled from Iceland for three years...
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Hugh John Casey (redirect from Hugh J. Casey)
operations. To provide additional expertise in construction, Casey had Leif Sverdrup assigned to his staff as chief of the Construction Section, with the...
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Essendrop, Johan Sverdrup n/a 1874–1876 Bernhard L. Essendrop, Johan Sverdrup n/a 1871–1873 P. Daniel B. W. Kildal, Johan Sverdrup n/a 1868–1869 Hans...
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