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Frank Parker (September 21, 1872 – March 13, 1947) was a Major General in the United States Army.〔http://www.kuwait.army.mil/hidden/usarcent-history/third-army-command-biographies/cg/mg-frank-parker-cg-%281936%29.aspx〕 His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, 2 silver star citations, and numerous foreign decorations and civilian accolades. ==Early life== Frank Parker was born September 21, 1872 in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Parker was born into some of the oldest and most prominent planters. He was descended from John Parker (delegate), Arthur Middleton, Thomas Heyward and John Rutledge. He initially attended the University of South Carolina where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He subsequently attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1894, after which he served in the Spanish–American War in 1898 and Puerto Rico from 1899 to 1900. He also served as an instructor at the United States Military Academy from 1900 to 1903.〔 In 1904 he graduated from the Cavalry School in Saumur, France, and served as military attaché, Caracas, Venezuela, 1904–05, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1905–06, and Cuba in 1906–08. He was an instructor and organizer of cavalry in Cuba from 1909 to 1912. In 1912 he attended the École Supérieure de Guerre, France. He was a member of the Cavalry Board from 1913 to 1914 and then returned to the École Supérieure de Guerre, 1914 to 1915. He was an observer with French armies in field, 1916 to 1917, and then served as chief of American Military Mission at French General Headquarters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Parker (general)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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