Benjamin B. Talley
Benjamin Branche Talley (July 29, 1903November 27, 1998) was an American engineer. He was involved in military construction in Alaska before and after World War II, and earned the nickname "the Father of Military Construction in Alaska". He was involved in planning the Normandy landings and Battle of Okinawa during World War II. After the war, Talley led various engineering districts, including the North Atlantic Division, before retiring as a brigadier general in 1956. After retirement, he was involved in civil engineering and oversaw the reconstruction of central Alaska after the Good Friday earthquake. Early and personal life Talley was born in Greer County, Oklahoma on July 29, 1903. He graduated from high school in Enid, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma A&M College. Talley graduated from Georgia Tech in 1925 with an electrical engineering degree, and from the Graduate Engineering School of Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1926. He was married three times and survived by a son. Army service Talley first entered the military as a reserve officer in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps in the mid-1920s. He joined the United States Army in June 1926. As a second lieutenant, Talley was stationed with the 2nd Engineer Battalion in