Memoirs
With his nomination for promotion to brigadier general on 18 January 1962, he was reassigned
as the division engineer of the U.S. Army Engineer Southwester Division, Dallas, Texas,
effective 1 March 1962. In that assignment he was responsible for a construction program
exceeding 0 million per year. Among the many construction projects under his supervision
were the Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston, and the
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.2 billion program to improve the
Arkansas River for navigation, flood control, water supply, and power.
On 1 August 1964 he was assigned to the Eighth U.S. Army in Korea as deputy chief of staff
until 17 January 1966 when he was reassigned to Vietnam to assume directive control of all
Department of Defense construction programs there. He served as Director Construction,
United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, until 30 June 1966.
On 1 July he became the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics
United States Military
Assistance Command, Vietnam. In this assignment, he was responsible for coordinating all
logistics support for the U.S. and free world forces in Vietnam, essentially assuring that the
materiel, equipment, and transportation needed to support combat operations were available.
He continued to hold this position until September 1967.
On 16 October 1967 he was assigned as Director of Military Construction, Office of the Chief
of Engineers, Washington, D.C. In this position he was responsible for military construction
within the Army and for construction and design work performed for the Air Force, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other government agencies. He was also
responsible for the Army Nuclear Power Program and specialized fallout shelter engineering
support for Civil Defense. The work assigned to the directorate totaled approximately
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billion a year.
General Dunn was appointed Deputy Chief of Engineers on 1 August 1969. In this position,
he was the principal assistant and advisor to the Chief of Engineers in coordinating and
supervising the worldwide construction, real estate, and mapping and geodesy responsibilities
of the Corps of Engineers and in monitoring all Army military engineer matters.
Lieutenant General Dunn became the director of the Defense Nuclear Agency on 2 August
1971. He was responsible for the management of defense nuclear weapons testing, nuclear
weapons effects research program, and nuclear weapons stockpile. He also provided staff
advice and assistance on nuclear weapons matters.
He was a member and later chairman of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel from 6
February 1968 until he retired from the Army on 30 September 1973.
On 1 October 1973 General Dunn joined Consolidated Edison Company of New York as Vice
President/Construction. In September 1974 he became Senior Vice President/Construction,
Engineering and Environmental Affairs. He retired from Consolidated Edison in August 198 1.
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