Robert T. Frederick

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Robert T. Frederick was a highly decorated U.S. Army major general best known for commanding the elite First Special Service Force during World War II.

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Robert T. Frederick canonical 2

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instanceOf United States Army officer
human
almaMater United States Military Academy at West Point
awardReceived Canadian Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Cross
French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Legion of Merit
Order of the British Empire
Purple Heart
Silver Star
birthDate 1907-03-14
birthPlace San Francisco, California, United States
burialPlace San Francisco National Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
commanded 45th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
First Special Service Force
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1970-11-29
deathPlace Palo Alto, California, United States
educatedAt United States Military Academy
era 20th century
familyName Frederick
genre special operations warfare
givenName Robert
hasNationality American
middleName Tryon
militaryAllegiance United States of America
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major General
nickname Bob Frederick
notableCommandCharacteristic binational U.S.-Canadian force
notableFor leading an elite joint U.S.-Canadian commando unit in World War II
notableWork Command of the First Special Service Force
occupation military officer
participatedIn Allied invasion of Italy
linked to: Italian campaign

Allied invasion of Southern France
linked to: Operation Dragoon

Anzio campaign
linked to: Battle of Anzio
partnerCountryInUnit Canada
serviceNumber O-17391
unitSpecialization amphibious assaults
commando operations
mountain warfare

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Golden Gate National Cemetery hasGraveOf Robert T. Frederick
U.S. 45th Infantry Division notableCommander Robert T. Frederick