Lieutenant General Eugene Priest Forrester (April 17, 1926 – July 25, 2012) was a senior officer in the United States Army.

Forrester graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1948, where he was a classmate of Alexander Haig.

In March 1953, Forrester's company was attacked while in the middle of a unit night rotation of the outpost on Little Gibraltar.

[3] Forrester's Korean tour ended in July 1953 when he was again selected by now Lieutenant General Kendall for aide duty in Japan.

The next year he attended the Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

He arrived at the division's headquarters in May 1970, beginning a senior officer extended tour of 18-24 months, just in time to participate in the Cambodian Incursion (May-June).

It stated that Forrester was flying in his command helicopter when he directed ground troops in an engagement and came under enemy fire.

[3] On his return to the United States in August 1971, Forrester was assigned to a series of senior Army staff director and command positions including the oversight of the amnesty program for Vietnam era deserters and draft evaders.

[1] Major commands for Forrester included the United States Army Administration Center at Fort Harrison, Indiana, from 1973 to 1975.