James H. Stratton

James H. Stratton
James H. Stratton in 1944
Born	(1898-06-07)7 June 1898 Stonington, Connecticut, United States
Died	16 March 1984(1984-03-16) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., United States
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1949
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-12656[1]
Unit	Field Artillery Branch Corps of Engineers
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Normandy campaign Northern France Campaign Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit
Children	4

Brigadier General James Hobson Stratton (7 June 1898 − 16 March 1984) was a United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Between the wars he was involved in the construction of the Conchas Dam and the John Martin Reservoir. During World War II he was the Chief of Engineering in the Office of Chief of Engineers and the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4) of Communications Zone in the European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA), the staff officer responsible for logistics planning. After the war he became a partner in Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton, a consulting engineering firm in New York, and directed the construction of the Tarbela Dam in Pakistan, the world's largest embankment dam, and the design of the Eisenhower Tunnel, the highest tunnel in the United States.