Lieutenant General Herbert Ralph Temple Jr. (February 28, 1928 – December 28, 2024) was an American military officer who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

[2] In September 1950, he deployed for the Korean War, serving as a sergeant in Company B, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division.

Temple continued his college education and entered private business, becoming vice president and a partner in V.B.

[4][5] In 1954, Temple received an Associate of Arts degree in marketing from Los Angeles City College.

During this period, he was also appointed by Governor Reagan to serve as Director of the California Office of Emergency Services.

[11] In September 1975, Temple was assigned to the National Guard Bureau as Chief of the Office of Mobilization and Readiness.

[12] In 1978, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Army National Guard and promoted to brigadier general.

[22] The conference facility at the Camp San Luis Obispo officers' club is named the Herbert R. Temple Center.

[24] Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas is the home of the Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Marksmanship Training Center.

[26] In April 2014 the armory in Moreno Valley, California was named the Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center.