William Franklin Knox was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher.
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William Franklin Knox was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher.
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Frank Knox was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D Roosevelt during most of World War II.
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Frank Knox advocated U S entrance into World War I and served as an artillery officer in France.
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Frank Knox presided over a naval buildup and pushed for the internment of Japanese Americans.
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Frank Knox served as Secretary of the Navy until his death in 1944.
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Frank Knox's parents were both Canadian; his mother, Sarah C, was from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and his father, William Edwin Knox, was from New Brunswick.
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Frank Knox attended Alma College in Michigan, where he was a member of the Zeta Sigma fraternity.
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Frank Knox left in his senior year to join the US Army for the Spanish–American War.
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Frank Knox later supplemented his studies with additional readings and coursework, and the college's board of trustees awarded him a Bachelor of Arts degree as a member of the class of 1898.
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Frank Knox served in Cuba with Theodore Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders, the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
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Frank Knox was a member of Troop D commanded by Captain Robert Huston.
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Frank Knox reached the rank of Colonel and served as an artillery officer in France.
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Frank Knox had called for the internment of Japanese Americans as early as 1933, and he continued to do so in his new position.
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Frank Knox received the Spanish Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal for his previous military service.
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