Background
Shingler, Don Gilmore was born on October 25, 1896 in Perry Center, New York, United States. Son of John Jay and Anna (Gilmore) Shingler.
army officer consulting engineer
Shingler, Don Gilmore was born on October 25, 1896 in Perry Center, New York, United States. Son of John Jay and Anna (Gilmore) Shingler.
Bachelor of Arts, Wyoming University, 1917. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1919. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1921.
Graduate Engineer School, 1930-1931, Command and General staff schedul, 1934-1936, Army War College, 1939-1940.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army. 1919, advanced through grades to brigadier general. Assistant to the United States district engineer, Detroit, 1921-1922.
Assistant to chief Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, Washington, 1923-1924.
Instructor, then assistant professor mathematics United States Military Academy, 1925-1930. Chief of staff United States Military Iranian Mission to Iran and Iraq, 41-42.
Chief Iranian Mission (Basra, Iraq), 1942. Director Motor Transport Service (Persian Gulf) 1943.
Director international division A.S.F., 1944-1945.
Chief engineer European Theatre, 1946-1949. Member Mississippi River Commission, 1950-1951. Division engineer Missouri River and later North. Pacific divisions Civil Engineer until retirement, 1954.
With Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton Engineers, general manager of Korea office, 1954-1956, Iraq, 1956-1958.
With Institute Defense Analysis, 1959.
Member Mississippi River Commission, 1950-1951. Member Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington).
Married Beatrice Clark, June 16, 1924.