Frederick Funston
| Frederick Funston | |
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Major General Frederick Funston
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| Nickname(s) | "Fearless Freddie" |
| Born |
November 9, 1865 New Carlisle, Ohio |
| Died | February 19, 1917 (aged 51) San Antonio, Texas |
| Place of burial | San Francisco National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1898–1917 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | Hawaiian Department |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Bandit War |
| Awards |
 Medal of Honor
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| Spouse(s) | Eda Blankart Funston (m. 1898) |
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 role in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Philippine–American War.
Funston was born in New Carlisle, Ohio to Edward H. Funston and Anne Eliza Mitchell Funston. In 1881 his family moved to Allen County, Kansas. His father, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1884.
A slight individual who stood just 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) tall and weighed only 120 pounds (54 kg), Funston was outscored on the 1884 admissions test to the United States Military Academy, then attended the University of Kansas from 1885 to 1888, but did not graduate. While there, he joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and became friends with future Pulitzer Prize winner William Allen White. He worked as a trainman for the Santa Fe Railroad before becoming a reporter in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1890.
After one year as a journalist, Funston moved into more scientific exploration, focusing primarily on botany. First serving as part of an exploring and surveying expedition in Death Valley, California, in 1891, he then traveled to Alaska to spend the next two years in work for the United States Department of Agriculture.
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