William B. Greeley | |
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| 3rd Chief of the United States Forest Service | |
| In office April 15, 1920 – May 1, 1928 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Graves |
| Succeeded by | Robert Y. Stuart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1879 Oswego, New York |
| Died | November 30, 1955 (aged 76) Suquamish, Washington |
| Spouse | Gertrude Jewett |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Yale University |
| Occupation | Forester |
| Civilian awards | Schlich Memorial Award (Society of American Foresters); Fellow, Society of American Foresters; Yale Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 20th Engineers (Forestry) |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Military awards |  Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Chevalier Legion of Honour (France) Distinguished Service Order (Great Britain) |
William Buckhout Greeley (September 6, 1879 – November 30, 1955) was the third chief of the United States Forest Service, a position he held from 1920 to 1928.[1] During World War I he commanded U.S. Army forest engineers in France, providing Allied forces with the timber necessary for the war effort.[2]
- ^ Morgan, George T. Jr. (1961). William B. Greeley: A Practical Forester. St. Paul, Minnesota: Forest History Society, Inc.
- ^ World War I: 10th and 20th Forestry Engineers. Forest History Society. Retrieved on November 15, 2020.