Kenneth E. Fields | |
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 As a West Point cadet | |
| Born | 1 February 1909 Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
| Died | 1 July 1996 (aged 87) Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1955 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Service number | O-18957 |
| Unit |  Corps of Engineers |
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| Spouse(s) | Frederica Hastings |
| Children | 3 |
| Other work | General manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission |
Kenneth E. Fields (1 February 1909 – 1 July 1996) was a United States Army officer who commanded the 1159th Engineer Combat Group in the Battle of Remagen during World War II, for which he was awarded the Silver Star for valor.
Fields graduated first in the class of 1933 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He earned master's degrees in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1938 and from Harvard University in 1939. After World War II ended he joined the Manhattan Project. He became the assistant to the director for military applications at the United States Atomic Energy Commission in 1947 and became its general manager upon his retirement from the Army in 1955.