"Recipient of the Purple Heart medal" . . . "VII Corps" . . . . . "1994Z"^^ . "Frederick M. Franks"@en . "Franks, Fred"@en . "Training and Doctrine Command" . "1936Z"^^ . "1959Z"^^ . . . . "United States of America" . "Troop I, 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron,11th Armored Cavalry Regiment" . "1st Armored Division" . "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 whom were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American casualties lost to enemy action, a feat unmatched in modern warfare."@en . "1936-11-01Z"^^ . . "11th Armored Cavalry Regiment" . . "1st Squadron,3rd Cavalry Regiment" . . . .