Frederick F. Woerner, Jr.

Frederick F. Woerner, Jr.
General Frederick F. Woerner, Jr.
Born	August 12, 1933 (1933-08-12) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1955-1989
Rank	General
Commands held	U.S. Southern Command 6th Army 193rd Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Legion of Merit
Other work	Professor, Boston University

General Frederick Frank Woerner, Jr. (born August 12, 1933) is a retired United States Army general and former commander of United States Southern Command.

Military career

Woerner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was commissioned a second lieutenant in infantry upon graduating from the United States Military Academy - West Point in 1955. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Latin American History from the University of Arizona.

Woerner served in assignments in the United States, Vietnam, and Latin America. He initially went to Vietnam in 1962 as an advisor, and following his tour there, spent the next 4 years in Latin America. His assignments in Latin America included living in Colombia in 1965, and spending a year studying and traveling throughout northern South America. He spent the next three years in Guatemala as a military advisor, focusing on using military forces in national socioeconomic development, an assignment which earned him a Legion of Merit. He was chosen to attend the Uruguayan Military Institute of Superior Studies in Montevideo. He also was Director of Latin American studies at the United States Army War College.

Woerner assumed command of the 193rd Infantry Brigade in Panama from 1982 to 1986, and was concurrently commander the United States Army Security Assistance Agency, Latin America. He served as the Commanding General of the Sixth United States Army at the Presidio of San Francisco from March 1986 to June 1987. Following this assignment, he was promoted to four star rank and became the Commander in Chief of United States Southern Command from 1987 to 1989.

Post Military

In retirement, Woerner has been Professor of International Relations at Boston University. He has also worked as a consultant or associate with several companies, such as Burdeshaw Associates, Military Professional Resources, and Sumner Associates; and a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, The MITRE Corporation, Science Applications International Corporation, and Grupo Melo, a Panamanian corporation. He served as Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1994 to 2001.

See also

• Booz Allen Hamilton