Background
Johnson, Wendell Eugene was born on September 23, 1910 in Minneapolis. Son of Eugene Gustave and Lydia Magdalena (Jenson) Johnson.
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Wendell Eugene Johnson
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Business and Community Engagement, University Minnesota, 1931.
Career
Field office engineer, Minnesota Highway Department, various cities, 1931-1933; office engineer, specifications writer, C.E. United States Army, Conchas Dam, New Mexico and Caddoa, Colorado, 1938-1940; chief division engineering Omaha district, C.E. United States Army, 1946-1949; chief engring division Missouri River division, C.E. United States Army, Omaha, 1949-1961; chief engineering division for civil works, Office Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1961-1970. Chief section civil design Third Locks Panama Canal, Diablo Heights, Canal Zone, 1940-1942, assistant construction chief to construction chief, 1942-1943. International construction engineering on dams, water resources, McLean, Virginia, 1970-1982.
Membership
Major C.E., Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member National Academy Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary), Society of America Military Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, Cosmos Club, Washington Golf Club, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Connections
Married Margaret Selwyn Thomas, June 22, 1946. Children: David Wendell, Tucker Eugene.
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February 26, 1982 (aged 71) -
Resting place
Virginia, United States -
Nationality
American