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Franklin
Rogers
Sibert
February 6, 1914

–

September 8, 1990

Born:

, 

Panama

Home:

Fort Benning

, 

Georgia

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Franklin Sibert graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired in 1960 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Franklin Rogers Sibert, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with the G-4 Section, EIGHTH Army, in Korea, from 1950 to 1951.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    12th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 80 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Franklin Rogers Sibert (ASN: 0-20329), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Hurtgen Forest in Belgium, in December 1944. During the engagement in the Hurtgen Forest, Lieutenant Colonel Sibert was with two companies of his battalion that were cut off from the regiment by fierce German counterattacks. He and his two companies remained isolated for three days before the remainder of his battalion and regiment fought through to relieve them. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sibert, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    1950 – 1951
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Franklin Rogers Sibert, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the G-4 Section, EIGHTH Army, in Korea, from 1950 to 1951.