Frank A. Keating
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Frank A. Keating was a career military officer who commanded the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II
, was Governor of the U.S. Zone of Germany, and was Chief U.S. Military Advisor to Korea.
He was born in New York City
and entered military service on May 18, 1915. He served in combat in France from 1917–1918 and then became an instructor at the Infantry Weapons School in Chatillion-Sur-Seine, France. From 1921-1922 he was a student in the Company Officers’ Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and shortly thereafter served in Japan
, the Philippines
and Hawaii
. In 1939 he graduated from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth
, Kansas and was assigned to the 15th Infantry at Camp Lewis, Washington where he served with Major Mark Clark
and Lt. Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower
.
In 1944 he assumed command of the 102nd Infantry Division. He served as Military Governor of Germany from May 1945 to January 1946 when he was assigned as Commander of Troops in Berlin, Deputy Military Governor of the U.S. Zone of Germany and Deputy to General Lucius D. Clay
of the Allied Control Council. In 1950 he was appointed Chief U.S. Military Advisor to Korea
and retired on August 31, 1950.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, was Governor of the U.S. Zone of Germany, and was Chief U.S. Military Advisor to Korea.
He was born in New York City
New York City
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and entered military service on May 18, 1915. He served in combat in France from 1917–1918 and then became an instructor at the Infantry Weapons School in Chatillion-Sur-Seine, France. From 1921-1922 he was a student in the Company Officers’ Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and shortly thereafter served in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. In 1939 he graduated from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C. and has been in operation for over 180 years...
, Kansas and was assigned to the 15th Infantry at Camp Lewis, Washington where he served with Major Mark Clark
Mark Wayne Clark
Mark Wayne Clark was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general in the U.S. Army...
and Lt. Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
.
In 1944 he assumed command of the 102nd Infantry Division. He served as Military Governor of Germany from May 1945 to January 1946 when he was assigned as Commander of Troops in Berlin, Deputy Military Governor of the U.S. Zone of Germany and Deputy to General Lucius D. Clay
Lucius D. Clay
General Lucius Dubignon Clay was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany 1946; commander in chief, U.S....
of the Allied Control Council. In 1950 he was appointed Chief U.S. Military Advisor to Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
and retired on August 31, 1950.