High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Franklin Foley (born May 30, 1941) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General who served in the Vietnam War. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, he received the Medal of Honor for leading his unit, Company A, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, in an assault on a strong enemy position on November 5, 1966. He was awarded the Medal of Honor along with Sgt John F. Baker, Jr., who earned his own medal in the same battle. Foley retired from the Army as a Lieutenant General.