LC control no. | no2004029288 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Kroesen, Frederick J. |
Variant(s) | Kroesen, Fritz, Jr., 1923-2020 |
Located | Alexandria (Va.) |
Birth date | 1923-02-11 |
Death date | 2020-05-13 |
Place of birth | Phillipsburg (N.J.) |
Place of death | Alexandria (Va.) |
Field of activity | Military art and science Security, International |
Affiliation | United States. Army George Washington University Association of the United States Army |
Profession or occupation | Generals |
Found in | General thoughts, 2003: t.p. (Frederick J. Kroesen) Washington post WWW site, viewed May 13, 2020 ('Fritz' Kroesen Jr.; Frederick "Fritz" Kroesen Jr., a retired Army four-star general who led combat infantry soldiers in three wars and survived an assassination attempt in 1981 by a far-left militant group in Germany, died April 30 at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 97. Frederick James Kroesen Jr. was born Feb. 11, 1923 in Phillipsburg, N.J. During his military career, he received a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. After his active-duty retirement in 1983, Gen. Kroesen did international security consulting work but also maintained his connections with the military through the Association of the United States Army, serving as a senior fellow and writing a column for its Army magazine) |
Associated language | eng |