Major General William (Butch) H. Graham
President
Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations
Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Major General William (Butch) H. Graham assumed responsibility as the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on July 20, 2020.
Major General Graham received his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1989 from the University of Pittsburgh. MG Graham is an Engineer Officer who has commanded Soldiers at all levels up to Division. His commands include: A Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas; 40th Engineer Battalion, 2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq; United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; North Atlantic Division, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Brooklyn, New York.
Major General Graham’s previous assignments include: Platoon Leader, B Company; later Executive Officer, A Company, 23d Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3d Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and in support of OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia; Assistant Operations Officer; later Assistant Division Engineer, Engineer Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas; Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas; Operations Officer; later Deputy Commander, United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Plans and Operations Officer, Division Engineer Section, G-3, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Executive Officer, 588th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Hood, Texas and in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq; Executive Officer, Engineer Brigade, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Division Engineer, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq; Director, Coalition-Joint Engineering Directorate, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, and in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Chief of Staff, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC; Director, Task Force Enhanced Security Zone, OPERATION RESOLUTE SUPPORT.
Major General Graham is a graduate of the Senior Service College Fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, and United States Army Command and General Staff College. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Kansas.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), and the Combat Action Badge.
Major General Graham is married to his wife, Janet, and together they have three children – Kim, Kate, and Will.