Frank Parker ( general ) Frank Parker ( September 21 , 1872 – March 13 , 1947 ) was a Major General in the United States Army . 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 delegate , Arthur Middleton , Thomas Heyward and John Rutledge . He attended the U . S . Military Academy and graduated in 1894 , after which he served in the Spanish American War in 1898 and Puerto Rico , 1899 - 1900 . He also served as an instructor at the USMA , 1900 - 03 . 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 - 15 . He was an observer with French armies in field , 1916 – 17 , and then served as chief of American Military Mission at French General Headquarters . World War I . In World War I , he was promoted to brigadier general , and was the commander 18th Infantry and 1st Infantry Brigade and then was appointed commander , 1st Division , A . E . F . , in October 1918 . Post World War I . He was recommended for promotion to major general by General Pershing , but the Armistice stopped all promotions of general officers . In 1920 he graduated from the École Supérieure de Guerre , France and remained there as a professor while a student at the Centre des Hautes Études , 1920 - 21 . Then he graduated and instructed at the Command and Staff School , Fort Leavenworth , 1922 , graduate and instructor , Army War College , 1923 - 24 . From 1925 - 27 he commanded a brigade of the 1st Division . In 1927 , he received his LL . D . from the University of South Carolina . He was Assistant Chief of Staff 1927 - 29 , and commander of the 6th Corps Area . He was promoted to major general in 1929 , and from 1932 - 33 he headed the Philippine Department . In 1933 he received a degree in Agriculture and Applied Science from Michigan State College . From 1933 to 1935 he commanded the 1st Division . In February 1936 he took command of the 8th Corps Area and commanded the Third Army from March to September 1936 . Post Retirement . After his retirement on September 30 , 1936 , Major General Parker made his home in Chicago , served as the Executive Director of the Illinois War Council during World War II , and died March 13 , 1947 . His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal , 2 silver star citations , and numerous foreign decorations and civilian accolades . Association of Graduates , U . S . M . A . Register of Graduates , U . S . M . A . Cullum no . 3592 . Parker , Frank CPT 15 US CAV . French School of Application for Cavalry at Saumur . Cavalry Journal 15 : Apr 1905 . p . 823 - 38 . Officers ' Endurance Ride . Cavalry Journal 26 : Jul 1915 , 26 - 30 . CPT 11 CAV . Provisional Cavalry Drill Regulations . Cavalry Journal 24 : Jul 1913 . p . 182 .