World War II: Brigadier General William Francis Heavey (29 January 1896 – 11 March 1974) was a United States Army officer who commanded the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.

[6] Due to the American entry into World War I, Heavey's class graduated early on 20 April 1917.

[3] His fellow graduates included future general officers such as Matthew Ridgway, J. Lawton Collins, Mark W. Clark, Ernest N. Harmon, Norman Cota, William W. Eagles, John M. Devine and Charles S. Kilburn.

He was assistant to the Chief Engineer, Advance Section, Line of Communications, from 25 January to 23 April 1918, when he returned to his regiment, which was then in the vicinity of Amiens as part of the Australian Corps.

With the war over, Heavy was reduced in rank to captain on 16 February 1920, and posted to West Point as an instructor in August.

[7] Returning to the United States on 31 December 1931, Heavey was posted to Washington, D.C., for duty with the Construction Section in the Office of the Chief of Engineers.

He returned to Washington for duty with the Personnel Section in the Office of the Chief of Engineers from 31 July 1935 to 30 June 1937, and attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College from 14 August 1937 to 10 June 1938, followed by the Field Officers' course at Fort Belvoir from 1 July to 6 August 1938.

[8] After the war, the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade participated in the Occupation of Japan from September to December 1945, then returned to the United States.

Heavey's appointment as brigadier general in the Army of the United States was terminated on 5 March 1946, and he reverted to his substantive rank of colonel.

He drew up a master plan for the modernization of the wharves and piers, and participated in the design of the new New York International Airport.