John "Jack" Garnett Waggener (August 17, 1925 – February 3, 2017) was an American military officer[2] who served as Commanding General of the United States Army Engineer Training Center at Fort Leonard Wood.

During his time in the military, Waggener held several important command posts in West Germany, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentina, Korea, and Vietnam.

While stationed in South America, he helped build roads in the Andes Mountains and through the jungles.

[5] His final assignment was as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Engineer Training Center at Fort Leonard Wood where he retired after 29 years of service.

[2] His son, a local famer also named John Waggener, who was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, died in 2022 at age 69.