| 词条 | Franklin M. Davis Jr. |
| 释义 |
EducationGeneral 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. MilitaryDavis had military participation in both World War II and the Vietnam War.[3] 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 Vietnam.[4] While in Vietnam Davis was wounded in action (WIA).[5] Davis was a commandant of the U.S. Army War College from 1971 to 1974.[6] 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 Medal 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 MeditationDavis was a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and advocated its use to reduce the stress of soldiers.[7] He was also a founding member of the Board of Trustees at Maharishi International University (MIU) (now called Maharishi University of Management). At MIU, General Davis was also an International Resource Faculty member for the United States in Military Science.[8][9] WritingIn 1950, Davis wrote for a contest that was designed to "stimulate creative writing among [military] personnel during their off-duty time."[10] He was among three winners of the Army-wide writing contest. One of the prizes for the honor was to be published in Collier's magazine.[10] 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.":
Davis' books published without rank are:
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/da4.htm |title=New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors A Companion to On-line & Off-line Literature (2008 March) |author=kingkong.demon.co.uk/|accessdate=2008-03-09}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.istpp.org/military_science/index.html |title=Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS) |author=Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy |accessdate=2008-03-09}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.walthammuseum.com/hof.htm |title=The Waltham Museum’s Hall-of-Fame March 10, 2005 (64 Members) |author=The Waltham Museum, Inc.|accessdate=2008-03-09}} 4. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aUg2zQ9JpHQC&pg=PA89 |title=Vietnam Order of Battle |author=Shelby L. Stanton|accessdate=2008-03-09 | isbn=978-0-8117-0071-9 | year=2003 | publisher=Stackpole Books}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/da4.htm |title=199TH LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE VIETNAM ORDER OF BATTLE |author=REDCATCHER.org |accessdate=2008-03-09}} 6. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEkp6GlK19cC&pg=PA29 |title=The U.S. Army War College: Military Education in a Democracy|author=Judith Stiehm|accessdate=2008-03-09 | isbn=978-1-56639-960-9 | year=2002 | publisher=Temple University Press}} 7. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a6QhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1pkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5356,3064462&dq=maharishi&hl=en] Reading Eagle, Jan 16 1972 8. ^Transcendental Mediation, A Revitalization of American Civil Religion, Michael Phelan pp.8-9 9. ^Institute of Science Technology and Public Policy 10. ^1 Omaha World Herald, April 28, 1950. Three Majors Winners in Army Story Contest. 11. ^Springfield Union, July 24, 1960, p. 56. Pocket Books. 12. ^Oregonian, August 5, 1969, page 4. Advertisement. Come as Conqueror. See also
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