Roberts, Frank N. (Frank Needham), 1897-1975

General Frank N. Roberts (left) and an unidentified Turkish officer review the Turkish second armored division.

Greek General C. Dovas, Chief of Staff, National Defense General Staff, left, stands with General Frank N. Roberts, Chief of Staff, Allied Forces, Southern Europe.

An unidentified general stands with Brigadier General Frank N. Roberts (right) attend a U.S. Air Force Day party in the garden of the Ankara Palas Hotel, Ankara, Turkey.

From left to right, Frank N. Roberts, Military Attache, United States Embassy, Ankara, Turkey; Ambassador of Great Britain Sir Archibald Kelly, United States Ambassador Edwin C. Wilson, and the Ambassador of Canada are sharing drinks at the British Embassy in Ankara. Others in the background are unidentified.

From left to right, Counselor of the Embassy in Turkey Herbert S. Bursley, Military Attache Colonel Frank N. Roberts, and Naval Attache Captain Van Meter are walking in front of the Old Parliament Building across from the Ankara Palas Hotel in Ankara, Turkey. Others in the background are unidentified.

General Read, left, and General Frank N. Roberts are standing in front of a map.

General Frank N. Roberts (left) presents a Distinguished Service Medal to General Walter E. Todd (right) while Counsellor George Kennan (center) looks on.

General Salih Omurtak, Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (left) and a smiling General Frank N. Roberts talk at a United States Air Force Day Party in Ankara, Turkey.

Left, General Frank N. Roberts, Chief of Staff, Allied Forces South and General Garland, CSO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) inspect a Turkish platoon Honor Guard at North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters, Izmir, Turkey. All others are unidentified.

Left, General Frank N. Roberts, Chief of Staff, Allied Forces South and General Garland, CSO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) inspect a Greek platoon of Honor Guard at Izmir, Turkey. All others are unidentified.