Parker, Frank, 1872-1947

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Birth 1872-09-21
Death 1947-03-13
English, French, Spanish; Castilian,

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Frank Parker (b. 1872, S.C.-d. 1947), U.S. Army general, graduated from West Point in 1894. His military service included posts in Venezuela, Argentina, and Cuba from 1904 to 1908, as an instructor and organizer of cavalry in Cuba from 1909 to 1912, and commander of the 1st Division in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, he served as assistant chief of staff of the U.S. Army; and commander of the 6th Corps, the 2nd Army, and the Philippines Department. He retired in 1936.

From the description of Parker, Frank, 1872-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596804

Major General Frank Parker, a native of South Carolina, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1894; served in the United States Army, 1894-1936; and was director of the Illinois War Council, 1942-1945.

From the description of Frank Parker papers, 1890-1946. WorldCat record id: 23874917

Parker served on the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1898 to 1911, and the New Mexico State Supreme Court from 1912 to 1932. He was also a delegate to the 1910 New Mexico Constitutional Convention.

From the description of Frank W. Parker papers, 1880-1933. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653301

1872 Born, Georgetown County, S.C., son of Arthur Middleton and Emma Izard Middleton Parker 1894 Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point 1898 Served in Tampa, Fla., during Spanish-American War 1898 1900 Puerto Rico 1900 1903 Instructor, United States Military Academy 1903 1904 Student, French Cavalry School, Saumur, France 1904 1905 Military attache, Caracas, Venezuela 1905 1906 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1906 Married Katherine Hamilton Lahm 1906 1908 With regiment in Cuba 1909 1912 Instructor and organizer of cavalry, Cuba 1912 Ecole Superieure de Guerre, France 1913 1914 Member, Cavalry Board 1914 1915 Ecole Superieure de Guerre, France 1916 1917 Observer with French armies in field, then chief of American Military Mission at French General Headquarters 1918 Commander, 18th Infantry and 1st Infantry Brigade, then commander, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Force 1920 Graduate, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, France 1920 1921 Assistant professor, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, and student in Centre des Hautes Etudes 1923 Graduate and instructor, Command and Staff School, Leavenworth, Kan. 1923 1924 Graduate and instructor, Army War College 1925 1927 Commander, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division 1927 1929 Assistant chief of staff, United States Army 1929 1932 Commander, 6th Corps Area 1932 1933 Commander, 2nd Army 1933 1935 Military commander, Philippines Department 1936 February 1936 March Commander, 1st Division, New York 1936 March 1936 September Commander, 8th Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. 1936 September 30 Retired 1942 1945 Executive director, Illinois War Council 1947 March 13 Died in Chicago, Ill.

From the guide to the Frank Parker Papers, 1890-1946, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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