Facts:   - caption: general frederick f. woerner , jr. .    - placeofburial label: place of burial    - battles: vietnam war    - allegiance: united states of america    - commands: u.s. 3rd basic combat brigade 1st battalion of the 6th infantry southern in the 23rd infantry division command u.s. sixth army 193rd infantry brigade      - awards: united noted below states and foreign military awards and decorations are    - birth date: 12 august 1933    - serviceyears: 1955-1989    - name: frederick f. woerner , jr.    - branch: 25px united states army    - laterwork: professor commission , boston university chairman , american battle monuments    - image: frederick woerner.jpg    - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania    - rank: 40px general   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frederick f. woerner , jr. . .
frederick f. woerner , jr. is a retired four-star general of the united states army , former commander of united states southern command , former chairman of the american battle monuments commission , and professor emeritus of boston university .