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Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army. He commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of which were Iraqi Republican Guard , defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American ...
general frederick melvin franks, jr. Jun 66 Jun 69 Instructor and Assistant Professor, Department of English, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
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Honorary Director of Home Base Florida. General (ret) Fred Franks was born in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, graduated and was commissioned 3 June 1959 from the United States Military Academy. He retired from active Army service 1 December 1994.
Following the Gulf War, Franks was promoted to the four-star rank of General, and took over the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). General Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. retired in 1994 after almost 35 and a half years of active Army service. Medals, Awards, Badges & Tabs.
Jun 6, 2007 · Remarks as Delivered by General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., USA (Ret), Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2007. Early on the morning of June 5th, 1944, the Supreme Allied Commander gave the final order to launch the greatest amphibious invasion in history.
GENERAL FREDERICK M. FRANKS, JR. USA (Ret) General Fred Franks was born in West Lawn Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point New York, in June 1959.
Nov 21, 2022 · Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army. He commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of which were Iraqi Republican Guard , defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American ...
