Franklin Milton Davis, Jr. (1918–1980) was an author and Major General

Major general (United States)

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 in the United States Army.

Education

General Davis had a B.A. in Economics/English from the University of Massachusetts and a M.A. degree in International Affairs from George Washington University.

Military

Davis had military participation in both World War II

World War II

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 and the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

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.

Davis served as a Brigadier General during the Vietnam War and commanded the 199th Light Infantry Brigade from May 1968 to July 1969. Davis' brigade operated in the Long Binh and Duc Hoa regions of Vietnem. While in Vietnam Davis was wounded in action (WIA).

Davis was a Commandant at the U.S. Army War College from 1971 to 1974.

General Davis's principal awards and decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star with V for Valor. His wartime service included three major campaigns in World War II in Europe, and four in the war in Vietnam.

Transcendental Meditation

Davis was a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation

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 and advocated its use to reduce the stress of soldiers. He was also a founding member of The Board of Trustees at Maharishi International University (MIU) (now called Maharishi University of Management

Maharishi University of Management

Maharishi University of Management , formerly known as Maharishi International University, is a non-profit, American university, located in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded in 1973 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and features a "consciousness-based education" system that includes the practice of the...

). At MIU, General Davis was also an International Resource Faculty member for the United States in Military Science.

Writing

Davis wrote books of fiction and historical nonfiction. Two of his early books were published with his military rank attached to his name: "Col. Franklin M. Davis, Jr.":

• Kiss the Tiger, Pyramid Books
  Pyramid Books
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  , 1961
• The U.S. Army Engineers—Fighting Elite, Franklin Watts
  Franklin Watts
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  , 1967

Davis' books published without rank are:

• Spearhead, 1957
• A Medal For Frankie, 1959
• Break Through, 1961
• Bamboo Camp#10, 1962
• Secret Hong Kong  (A Quinn Leland Espionage Thriller), 1962
• Combat! The Counterattack, (co-author Arnie Kohn), 1964
• Come As a Conqueror, (The United States Army's Occupation of Germany 1945-1949), 1967
• Across the Rhine (Time Life, World War II Collector's Edition), 1980