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Merdith Wyndham Bolling "Bo" Temple (July 8, 1953 – November 1, 2020) was a senior

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of the

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who served as the

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and Acting Commanding General of the

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(USACE) from 2011 to 2012. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General.

Early life and career

Merdith Wyndham Bolling Temple was born in

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, on July 8, 1953. He graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in

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and

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with a master's degree in civil engineering. Commissioned into the United States Army in 1975, he served in operational engineering commands in

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, the U.S., and

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before commanding the 307th Engineer Battalion. He commanded the

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(Combat) (Airborne) at

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, from 1998 to 2000. He died of cancer on November 1, 2020, at home in

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Selected works

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