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Frederick Funston (November 9, 1865 – February 19, 1917), also known as Fighting Fred Funston, was a general in the United States Army, best known for his roles in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War; he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the latter conflict.
Frederick Funston was in line to command the American Expeditionary Force when it went to France to fight in the First World War, but on February 19, 1917, he died of a heart attack in a San Antonio hotel near his headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was fifty-one years old.
His major general’s two stars put Funston in command of the U.S. Army’s Southern Department based at San Antonio, Tex., and with the war in Europe heating up, there was a strong move in Congress to reactivate the rank of lieutenant general, dormant since the Civil War.
As America prepared for World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of War Newton D. Baker believed Gen. Funston was the right officer to command the Allied Expeditionary Force (AEF) to France. Funston, however, died February 19, 1917, and the AEF command was given to Gen. John Pershing.
Frederick Funston: The Man Who Saved San Francisco. On April 18, 1906, Brigadier General Frederick Funston was in command of the Presidio in San Francisco. The severity of the earthquake destroyed the center of the city, and over 300,000 people were left homeless.
17 set 2017 · Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865-1917) and his wife Eda Blankart Funston played a pivotal role in saving the city after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
12 ago 2019 · Frederick Funston. Kansas State Historical Society. Though he stood less than five and one half feet tall, Frederick Funston (1865-1917) is a giant of American military history.
