Background
Peixotto, Ernest Dishman was born on July 24, 1929 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Eustace Maduro and Catharine Augusta (Dishman) Peixotto.
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Peixotto, Ernest Dishman was born on July 24, 1929 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Eustace Maduro and Catharine Augusta (Dishman) Peixotto.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1951. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. Graduate, National War College, 1970.
Commissioned Second lieutenant C.E. United States Army, 1951, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 1981. Project officer Atomic Energy Commission, 1957-1959. Assigned to Vietnam, 1959-1960, 68-69.
Staff officer Department of Army Staff, 1961-1964. Area engineer Meshed, Iran, 1965-1966. Director Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1970-1973.
Assistant commandant Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1973-1974. Director materiel programs Headquarters Department Army, Washington, 1974-1977. Director Army budget, 1977-1979.
Deputy chief of staff for resource management Headquarters United States Army Europe and Heidelberg (West Germany), 1979-1981. Comptroller of the Army, Washington, 1981-1984. Vice president Systems Research & Applications, Arlington, Virginia, 1984-1989.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society Military Comptrollers, Society of America Military Engineers.
Married Elizabeth L. Smith, June 6, 1951. Children: Vivian Elizabeth, Ernest Clifford.
