Herbert R. Temple Jr.

In February 2017 the Army National Guard named its Arlington Hall Station headquarters the Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center.

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

In 1986, General Temple was named Chief of the National Guard Bureau and promoted to lieutenant general. He served until retiring in 1990.

Temple became Director of the Army National Guard in 1982, and was promoted to major general. He was succeeded by Donald Burdick.

In 1978, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Army National Guard and promoted to brigadier general. He was succeeded by Richard D. Dean.

In September 1975, Temple was assigned to the National Guard Bureau as Chief of the Office of Mobilization and Readiness. After completing this assignment, he served as Chief of the Office of Policy and Congressional Liaison.

In 1974, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Golden Gate University. In 1975, he completed the United States Army War College, and also graduated from Shippensburg State University with a Master of Science degree in public administration.

From 1971 to 1974, Temple was Deputy Commander of the 49th Infantry Brigade and then Commander of 3rd Brigade, 40th Infantry Division. During this period, he was also appointed by Governor Reagan to serve as Director of the California Office of Emergency Services.

In July 1968, Temple was assigned to California National Guard headquarters, where he served as operations and training officer, followed by command of the California Military Academy. Along with those assignments, he also served as Military Assistant to Governor Ronald Reagan.

In 1966, Temple graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. The same year he was assigned to the 40th Division Support Command as Personnel Staff Officer, S1. He then commanded the 40th Supply and Transportation Battalion, followed by command of 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry.

Temple became qualified in Armor in 1955, and commanded Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command A, 40th Infantry Division. He then joined the staff of the 40th Infantry Division, including assignments as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G1.

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

He returned to California in 1952 and received a direct commission as a second lieutenant in the 160th Infantry Regiment. Temple continued his college education and entered private business, becoming vice president and a partner in V.B. Morgan Petroleum and Chemical Trucking Company of Long Beach.

In September, 1950, he deployed for the Korean War, serving as a sergeant in Company B, 5th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division. Temple earned the Combat Infantryman Badge during the war.

Temple married Patricia Ann Riley on July 30, 1949. They had met while in college, and she worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and as personal secretary for Rod Serling. The Temples had no children, and Mrs. Temple died in Rancho Mirage, California on April 22, 2014.

Lieutenant General Herbert R. Temple Jr. (born February 28, 1928) is a career military officer who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Herbert Ralph Temple Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California on February 28, 1928. He graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1947 and enlisted as a private in the 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division.