Construction
U.S. Army engineers made
their most visible contributions
in France behind the front lines.
Nearly 2 million fresh American
troops, who joined a larger Entente
force drawn from various nations
and territories around the world,
could fight successfully only if they
had adequate logistical support.
Engineer officers and troops
dominated the construction effort
in France that was essential to
moving and supplying the American
Expeditionary Forces
Edgar
William
Major General William Langfitt
George
served as the
Chief Engineer.
Major General George W. Goethals
headed the War Department's
Brigadier General Edgar Jadwin
logistical efforts in the United States.
was the
Director of
Construction and Forestry. He
He was a career engineer officer and
chief builder of the Panama Canal.
later became Chief of Engineers.
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