Parker, Frank, 1872-1947

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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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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE. SEPTEMBER 26 TO NOVEMBER 11, 1918, 1ST DIVISION National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Parker, Frank, 1872-1947. Frank Parker papers, 1890-1946. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Charles Pelot Summerall Papers, 1880-1955, (bulk 1917-1919) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Parker, Frank, 1872-1947. Frank Parker papers, 1918-1947. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Joseph Ralston Hayden Papers, 1854-1975 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Frank Parker Papers, 1890-1946 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Parker, Frank W. Frank W. Parker papers, 1880-1933. New Mexico State Library
referencedIn George Murphy papers, 1911-1961 Bentley Historical Library
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associatedWith Billy, the Kid. person
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associatedWith Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921. person
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associatedWith Hayden, Joseph Ralston, 1887-1945 person
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associatedWith Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959. person
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associatedWith McFie, John R. person
associatedWith Murphy, George, 1897-1961 person
associatedWith New Mexico. Supreme Court. corporateBody
associatedWith Otero, Miguel Antonio, 1859-1944. person
associatedWith Parker, Frank. person
associatedWith Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1848. person
associatedWith Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951. person
associatedWith Prince, L. Bradford (Le Baron Bradford), 1840-1922. person
associatedWith Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955. person
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Indonesia
France
France
United States
Malay Peninsula
China
Cuba
Philippines
Venezuela
New Mexico
Argentina
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Diaries (Blank-books)
Judges
Lantern slides
Lawyers
Military art and science
Military attachés
Spanish
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
Women college students
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Birth 1872-09-21

Death 1947-03-13

English,

French,

Spanish; Castilian

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