Editing Frederick Funston (section)

{{Short description|19/20th-century United States Army general}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name          = Frederick Funston
| image         = FUNSTON, FRED. GENERAL. LCCN2016856110 (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Funston {{circa}} 1910
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1865|11|09}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1917|2|19|1865|9|11}}
| birth_place   = [[New Carlisle, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_place   = [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.
| placeofburial = [[San Francisco National Cemetery]]
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| nickname      = "Fearless Freddie"<ref>[http://www.militarymuseum.org/Funston.html California Military Museum]</ref>
| allegiance    = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States of America|1896}}}}
| branch        = [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|25px]] [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1898–1917
| rank          = [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|24px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major General]]
| unit          = 
| commands      = [[Hawaiian Department]]
| battles       = [[Spanish–American War]]<br/>[[Philippine–American War]]<br/>[[United States occupation of Veracruz|Occupation of Veracruz]]<br>[[Bandit War]]
| awards        = [[File:Medal of Honor ribbon.svg|borer|30px]] [[Medal of Honor]]
| spouse        = {{Marriage|Eda Blankart Funston|October 25, 1898}}
| laterwork     = 
| children      = {{Hlist| Arthur MacArthur Funston| Frederick Funston| Barbara Funston| Eleanor Elizabeth Funston}}
| relations     = {{Unbulleted list|[[Edward H. Funston]] (father)|[[Anne Eliza Funston|Anne Eliza Mitchell]] (mother)}}
| signature     = Signature of Frederick Funston.png
}}

'''Frederick Funston''' (November 9, 1865&nbsp;– February 19, 1917), also known as '''Fighting Fred Funston''', was a [[General officer|general]] in the [[United States Army]], best known for his roles in the [[Spanish–American War]] and the [[Philippine–American War]];<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FUNSTON, Frederick|magazine=The International Who's Who in the World|year=1912|page=483|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-wRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA483}}</ref> he received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the latter conflict.