Frederick M. Franks Jr.

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Frederick M. Franks
Born	(1936-11-01) 1 November 1936 (age 88) West Lawn, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1959–1994
Rank	General
Commands	United States Army Training and Doctrine Command VII Corps 1st Armored Division 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	Vietnam War Gulf War Battle of Al Busayyah
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (2)
Other work	Board of Directors, Oshkosh Truck Corporation, author, consultant, public speaker

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 casualties lost to enemy action.