Major General Frank Milton Izenour
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart With Oak Leaf Cluster
Biography gleaned from www.westpointaog.org
Graduate United States Military Academy Class of 1938
Frank Milton Izenour was born in New Brighton, PA. His parents, Charles and Willamena Izenour, moved to Mansfield, OH, in 1918. After graduating from Mansfield High School in 1931, Frank joined Battery D of the 134th Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard. In 1933, he was honorably discharged to enter USMA. Frank graduated with the Class of '38, was commissioned in the Infantry, and assigned to the 13th Infantry at Ft. Devens, MA. There, he courted and married Billie Boettcher, daughter of CPT Boettcher, a fellow officer in the regiment.
Shortly after the onset of WW2 the 13th Infantry was alerted for a move to the Panama Canal Zone to augment defenses there. The regiment sailed from Boston in the fall of 1939, leaving their dependents. In early 1940, when families were permitted to move to the Canal Zone, Billie and their child resided in an apartment in Colon Panama.
Frank Izenour was L Company Commander and in charge of construction. The regiment was demobilized in 1940, and Frank became a battery executive in the 2d Field Artillery Battalion (Pack Howitzers). Two months later, with the arrival in Panama of replacement Artillery officers, Frank was given command of K Company, 33rd Infantry.
In October 1941, Frank returned to the States to command a rifle company in the 7th Infantry. He then served as Regimental S-3 and commanded 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry. Frank was commanders in the 3rd Infantry, the most highly decorated division of the Army during WWII. He participated in the 3rd Division's landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and southern France. He was severely wounded during the break out from the Anzio beachhead and again during the Rhone River Campaign in France.
Frank was invalided ans sent home in December 1944. After recuperating he served in the G-l section, Army Ground Forces then attended CGSC in 1946. Next came the Armed Forces Command and Staff College graduating in 1953. In 1962, he was promoted to brigadier general and served as Assistant Division Commander, 4th Armored Division, and in the Plans Division of the Army Staff. He commanded the 2d Infantry Division in Korea before assuming his final command, the Test and Evaluation Command, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In 1971, Frank retired as a major general.
Frank earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and was awarded two Distinguished Service Medals, two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and 20 decorations from the U.S. and foreign governments. Frank and Billie had four children—three girls and a boy. After retirement, Frank bought a 26-acre farm in Maryland, built a lovely rambler on the ridge, and took up animal husbandry. After a few years, Frank sold the farm and bought a townhouse in Alexandria, VA. While his health permitted, Frank played golf every day. Gradually, his medical problems grew in scope. Frank never quit but, finally, Walter Reed admitted there was nothing more they could do, and he slipped into a coma and passed away in 1999.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart With Oak Leaf Cluster
Biography gleaned from www.westpointaog.org
Graduate United States Military Academy Class of 1938
Frank Milton Izenour was born in New Brighton, PA. His parents, Charles and Willamena Izenour, moved to Mansfield, OH, in 1918. After graduating from Mansfield High School in 1931, Frank joined Battery D of the 134th Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard. In 1933, he was honorably discharged to enter USMA. Frank graduated with the Class of '38, was commissioned in the Infantry, and assigned to the 13th Infantry at Ft. Devens, MA. There, he courted and married Billie Boettcher, daughter of CPT Boettcher, a fellow officer in the regiment.
Shortly after the onset of WW2 the 13th Infantry was alerted for a move to the Panama Canal Zone to augment defenses there. The regiment sailed from Boston in the fall of 1939, leaving their dependents. In early 1940, when families were permitted to move to the Canal Zone, Billie and their child resided in an apartment in Colon Panama.
Frank Izenour was L Company Commander and in charge of construction. The regiment was demobilized in 1940, and Frank became a battery executive in the 2d Field Artillery Battalion (Pack Howitzers). Two months later, with the arrival in Panama of replacement Artillery officers, Frank was given command of K Company, 33rd Infantry.
In October 1941, Frank returned to the States to command a rifle company in the 7th Infantry. He then served as Regimental S-3 and commanded 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry. Frank was commanders in the 3rd Infantry, the most highly decorated division of the Army during WWII. He participated in the 3rd Division's landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and southern France. He was severely wounded during the break out from the Anzio beachhead and again during the Rhone River Campaign in France.
Frank was invalided ans sent home in December 1944. After recuperating he served in the G-l section, Army Ground Forces then attended CGSC in 1946. Next came the Armed Forces Command and Staff College graduating in 1953. In 1962, he was promoted to brigadier general and served as Assistant Division Commander, 4th Armored Division, and in the Plans Division of the Army Staff. He commanded the 2d Infantry Division in Korea before assuming his final command, the Test and Evaluation Command, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In 1971, Frank retired as a major general.
Frank earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and was awarded two Distinguished Service Medals, two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and 20 decorations from the U.S. and foreign governments. Frank and Billie had four children—three girls and a boy. After retirement, Frank bought a 26-acre farm in Maryland, built a lovely rambler on the ridge, and took up animal husbandry. After a few years, Frank sold the farm and bought a townhouse in Alexandria, VA. While his health permitted, Frank played golf every day. Gradually, his medical problems grew in scope. Frank never quit but, finally, Walter Reed admitted there was nothing more they could do, and he slipped into a coma and passed away in 1999.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
Major General Frank Milton Izenour
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart With Oak Leaf Cluster
Biography gleaned from www.westpointaog.org
Graduate United States Military Academy Class of 1938
Frank Milton Izenour was born in New Brighton, PA. His parents, Charles and Willamena Izenour, moved to Mansfield, OH, in 1918. After graduating from Mansfield High School in 1931, Frank joined Battery D of the 134th Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard. In 1933, he was honorably discharged to enter USMA. Frank graduated with the Class of '38, was commissioned in the Infantry, and assigned to the 13th Infantry at Ft. Devens, MA. There, he courted and married Billie Boettcher, daughter of CPT Boettcher, a fellow officer in the regiment.
Shortly after the onset of WW2 the 13th Infantry was alerted for a move to the Panama Canal Zone to augment defenses there. The regiment sailed from Boston in the fall of 1939, leaving their dependents. In early 1940, when families were permitted to move to the Canal Zone, Billie and their child resided in an apartment in Colon Panama.
Frank Izenour was L Company Commander and in charge of construction. The regiment was demobilized in 1940, and Frank became a battery executive in the 2d Field Artillery Battalion (Pack Howitzers). Two months later, with the arrival in Panama of replacement Artillery officers, Frank was given command of K Company, 33rd Infantry.
In October 1941, Frank returned to the States to command a rifle company in the 7th Infantry. He then served as Regimental S-3 and commanded 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry. Frank was commanders in the 3rd Infantry, the most highly decorated division of the Army during WWII. He participated in the 3rd Division's landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and southern France. He was severely wounded during the break out from the Anzio beachhead and again during the Rhone River Campaign in France.
Frank was invalided ans sent home in December 1944. After recuperating he served in the G-l section, Army Ground Forces then attended CGSC in 1946. Next came the Armed Forces Command and Staff College graduating in 1953. In 1962, he was promoted to brigadier general and served as Assistant Division Commander, 4th Armored Division, and in the Plans Division of the Army Staff. He commanded the 2d Infantry Division in Korea before assuming his final command, the Test and Evaluation Command, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In 1971, Frank retired as a major general.
Frank earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and was awarded two Distinguished Service Medals, two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and 20 decorations from the U.S. and foreign governments. Frank and Billie had four children—three girls and a boy. After retirement, Frank bought a 26-acre farm in Maryland, built a lovely rambler on the ridge, and took up animal husbandry. After a few years, Frank sold the farm and bought a townhouse in Alexandria, VA. While his health permitted, Frank played golf every day. Gradually, his medical problems grew in scope. Frank never quit but, finally, Walter Reed admitted there was nothing more they could do, and he slipped into a coma and passed away in 1999.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart With Oak Leaf Cluster
Biography gleaned from www.westpointaog.org
Graduate United States Military Academy Class of 1938
Frank Milton Izenour was born in New Brighton, PA. His parents, Charles and Willamena Izenour, moved to Mansfield, OH, in 1918. After graduating from Mansfield High School in 1931, Frank joined Battery D of the 134th Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard. In 1933, he was honorably discharged to enter USMA. Frank graduated with the Class of '38, was commissioned in the Infantry, and assigned to the 13th Infantry at Ft. Devens, MA. There, he courted and married Billie Boettcher, daughter of CPT Boettcher, a fellow officer in the regiment.
Shortly after the onset of WW2 the 13th Infantry was alerted for a move to the Panama Canal Zone to augment defenses there. The regiment sailed from Boston in the fall of 1939, leaving their dependents. In early 1940, when families were permitted to move to the Canal Zone, Billie and their child resided in an apartment in Colon Panama.
Frank Izenour was L Company Commander and in charge of construction. The regiment was demobilized in 1940, and Frank became a battery executive in the 2d Field Artillery Battalion (Pack Howitzers). Two months later, with the arrival in Panama of replacement Artillery officers, Frank was given command of K Company, 33rd Infantry.
In October 1941, Frank returned to the States to command a rifle company in the 7th Infantry. He then served as Regimental S-3 and commanded 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry. Frank was commanders in the 3rd Infantry, the most highly decorated division of the Army during WWII. He participated in the 3rd Division's landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and southern France. He was severely wounded during the break out from the Anzio beachhead and again during the Rhone River Campaign in France.
Frank was invalided ans sent home in December 1944. After recuperating he served in the G-l section, Army Ground Forces then attended CGSC in 1946. Next came the Armed Forces Command and Staff College graduating in 1953. In 1962, he was promoted to brigadier general and served as Assistant Division Commander, 4th Armored Division, and in the Plans Division of the Army Staff. He commanded the 2d Infantry Division in Korea before assuming his final command, the Test and Evaluation Command, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In 1971, Frank retired as a major general.
Frank earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and was awarded two Distinguished Service Medals, two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and 20 decorations from the U.S. and foreign governments. Frank and Billie had four children—three girls and a boy. After retirement, Frank bought a 26-acre farm in Maryland, built a lovely rambler on the ridge, and took up animal husbandry. After a few years, Frank sold the farm and bought a townhouse in Alexandria, VA. While his health permitted, Frank played golf every day. Gradually, his medical problems grew in scope. Frank never quit but, finally, Walter Reed admitted there was nothing more they could do, and he slipped into a coma and passed away in 1999.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
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