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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 ...
Nov 15, 2023 · 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 retre.
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Fred Franks was born in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, and attended local schools there, graduating from Wilson High School in West Lawn in 1954. He then attended West Point and graduated 3 June 1959 commissioned as an Armor Officer. He and his sweetheart Denise married 6 June 1959 and have been married over fifty years.
Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired General of the United States Army. He is considered a military visionary [citation needed] and a distinguished combat commander, famous for having commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook...
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Lieutenant General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., commanded VII Corps during Operation DESERT STORM. This photograph shows Franks after the Persian Gulf War after his promotion to four-star rank and appointment to command U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
