 Leif Johan Sverdrup ( 11 January 1898 – 2 January 1976 ) was a Norwegian @-@ born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century . He is best known for his service in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II where he was Chief Engineer under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
Leif Johan Sverdrup was born in Stavanger , Norway on 11 January 1898. His father was the Norwegian-born American civil engineer and geologist, Dr. Olaf Sverdrup, and his mother was the Norwegian-born American author