Military Science and Leadership

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Brigadier General, US Army

Roy S. Kelley

(Retired, US Army, August 1971)

Deceased April 1, 1993

WKU Class of 1939

Landed on Omaha Beach

With 2^nd Battalion, 358^th Engineer Regiment

June 9, 1944

 

After V-J Day, assigned to Regensburg, Germany

To supervise a German POW regiment in reconstructing bridges across the Danube River

 

Instructor of Military Engineering

United States Military Academy, 1948-1952

 

District Engineer, Baltimore District, including the

Washington District, 1962-1965.

Projects: extensive military construction program that included classified underground facilities for emergency military operations and for safeguarding the President, and plans for the new Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

 

Engineer of the United States Army

Europe and Seventh Army

 

North-Pacific Division Engineer. Portland, Oregon, 1969

Participated in planning construction of the Alaska Pipeline

 

Awards:

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star w/10LC

Army Commendation Medal