Franklin M. Davis Jr.

Franklin Milton Davis Jr. (July 19, 1918 – May 4, 1981)[2] was an author and major general[3] in the United States Army.

Davis transferred to the Regular Army on February 20, 1942, and graduated from the Command and General Staff School in January 1944.

[6] Davis served as a brigadier general during the Vietnam War and commanded the 199th Light Infantry Brigade from May 1968 to July 1969.

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

[13][14] In 1950, Davis wrote for a contest that was designed to "stimulate creative writing among [military] personnel during their off-duty time.

Their eldest son, First Lieutenant Stephen Winfield Davis (November 6, 1943 – August 18, 1967), was killed in action in Vietnam.

General Davis had arrived in Vietnam for the first time only two weeks before and accompanied the body back to the United States for burial.

Maj. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr.
in early 1972
Cover of 1959 Permabook paperback edition of Spearhead by Franklin M. Davis Jr.
Cover of 1961 Pyramid Books paperback edition of Kiss the Tiger by Col. Franklin M. Davis Jr.
Front cover of the 1967 Macmillan Company hardcover version of Come As A Conqueror by Franklin M. Davis Jr. The book was advertised the "first comprehensive history of the most difficult political-military operation in America's history: the U.S. Army's occupation of Germany 1945–1949." [ 1 ]