Ernest Graves Jr. | |
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| Born | 6 July 1924 New York City, US |
| Died | 21 May 2019 (aged 94) Arlington, Virginia, US |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1981 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | O-26473 |
| Commands | 34th Engineer Group 44th Engineer Construction Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (2) Army Commendation Medal (4) |
| Relations | Rogers Birnie (grandfather) Ernest Graves Sr. (father) |
Ernest Graves Jr. (6 July 1924 – 21 May 2019) was a United States Army officer who attained the rank of lieutenant general. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, where he was ranked second in the class of 1944, he commanded troops in Europe during World War II and in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He served with a bomb assembly team with the Manhattan Project and was present at the Operation Sandstone nuclear tests in 1948. He was the Director of Military Application at the Atomic Energy Commission its successor, the Energy Research and Development Administration, from 1973 to 1975, the Deputy Chief of Engineers from 1977 to 1978, and the director of the Defense Security Assistance Agency from 1978 to 1981.