Edgar Jadwin
| Edgar Jadwin | |
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Major General Edgar Jadwin, Chief of Engineers 1926–1929
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| Born |
August 7, 1865 Honesdale, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
March 2, 1931 (aged 65) Panama Canal Zone |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1890–1929 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held | |
| Wars | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Edgar Jadwin, C.E. (August 7, 1865 – March 2, 1931) was a U.S. Army officer who fought in the Spanish–American War and World War I, before serving as Chief of Engineers from 1926 to 1929.
Jadwin was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1865 as the son of Cornelius Comegys Jadwin, and graduated first in the United States Military Academy class of 1890. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
After commissioning, Jadwin served with various engineer units between 1891 and 1895. He then fought during the Spanish–American War.
After serving as district engineer at the expanding ports of Los Angeles and Galveston, he was selected by General Goethals as an assistant in the construction of the Panama Canal, on which he worked from 1907 to 1911. Jadwin served in 1911–1916 in the Office of the Chief of Engineers focusing on bridge and road matters. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 12, 1913.
He was promoted to colonel in the National Army on July 6, 1917. He received a brevet to brigadier general on December 17, 1917. Upon the United States' entry into World War I in 1917, he recruited the 15th Engineers, a railway construction regiment, and led it to France. He directed American construction and forestry work there for a year and received the Distinguished Service Medal.
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