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Ben Moreell
Ben Moreell
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He was later awarded nine other honorary degrees four in engineering, three in science, and two in law. Admiral Moreell had an excellent theoretical foundation as a civil engineer and subsequently acquired great practical knowledge and experience as a constructor and an administrator of engineering and construction projects.
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Moreell was the American engineer who probably made the greatest number of' engineering contributions toward winning World War II. In October 1945, President Truman placed Admiral Moreell in charge of the major portion of' the nation's petroleum industry, which had been seized by the Government as the result of' a nationwide strike.
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Admiral Moreell served as Chairman of the Task Force on Water Resources and Power of the Second Hoover Commission, directing a twenty-six-man committee from November 1953 through June 1955. Former President Herbert Hoover called the work of this Task Force "the most far-reaching and penetrating inquiry into our water problems ever made in our history." Admiral Moreell served as Member of the Board of Visitors, U.S.
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