Robert B. Flowers
Military Person
Who is Robert B. Flowers?
Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers was born in Pennsylvania and resided in several areas of the world as his family moved during his father's military career. Following graduation and commissioning from the Virginia Military Institute in 1969, he completed Airborne and Ranger training and began his career as an Engineer Officer. He holds a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Prior to his selection as Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he served as the Commanding General of the Engineer School and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
His other commands include an Engineer Company in Germany;
⁕307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;
⁕20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps;
⁕Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Operational deployments include
⁕command of an expanded brigade of 10 battalions during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
⁕Task Force Engineer for the Joint Task Force in Somalia;
⁕Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering, U.S. Army Europe in Bosnia.
Other assignments include
⁕Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army, South Korea
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- Also known as
- Robert Flowers
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- University of Virginia
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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