USMA Class of 1931. Cullum No. 9214.
Brigadier General.
He was the son of Carroll J. Brown and Emily Quinney Brown.
In February 1934, he married Katherine Campbell.
They were the parents of two children.
Robert Q. Brown was a native of Hamburg, Arkansas. In 1931, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1945. At the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, he assisted in establishing the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe and served as its commandant until 1953. In 1961, he retired from the United States Army after 31 years of service. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star. After retirement he joined A.M.F. as the administrative manager of its Titan Field Operations Division in 1961. In 1971, he was promoted to A.M.F. division vice president and head of its industrial products group. He died at the age of 66 at Madigan General Hospital at Fort Lewis Washington. He and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. F.L. Gilmore and her family in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Washington when he became ill. Funeral services were held in York, Pennsylvania.
Source: The Seattle Times, Thursday, November 15, 1973.
Brigadier General.
He was the son of Carroll J. Brown and Emily Quinney Brown.
In February 1934, he married Katherine Campbell.
They were the parents of two children.
Robert Q. Brown was a native of Hamburg, Arkansas. In 1931, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1945. At the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, he assisted in establishing the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe and served as its commandant until 1953. In 1961, he retired from the United States Army after 31 years of service. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star. After retirement he joined A.M.F. as the administrative manager of its Titan Field Operations Division in 1961. In 1971, he was promoted to A.M.F. division vice president and head of its industrial products group. He died at the age of 66 at Madigan General Hospital at Fort Lewis Washington. He and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. F.L. Gilmore and her family in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Washington when he became ill. Funeral services were held in York, Pennsylvania.
Source: The Seattle Times, Thursday, November 15, 1973.
USMA Class of 1931. Cullum No. 9214.
Brigadier General.
He was the son of Carroll J. Brown and Emily Quinney Brown.
In February 1934, he married Katherine Campbell.
They were the parents of two children.
Robert Q. Brown was a native of Hamburg, Arkansas. In 1931, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1945. At the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, he assisted in establishing the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe and served as its commandant until 1953. In 1961, he retired from the United States Army after 31 years of service. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star. After retirement he joined A.M.F. as the administrative manager of its Titan Field Operations Division in 1961. In 1971, he was promoted to A.M.F. division vice president and head of its industrial products group. He died at the age of 66 at Madigan General Hospital at Fort Lewis Washington. He and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. F.L. Gilmore and her family in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Washington when he became ill. Funeral services were held in York, Pennsylvania.
Source: The Seattle Times, Thursday, November 15, 1973.
Brigadier General.
He was the son of Carroll J. Brown and Emily Quinney Brown.
In February 1934, he married Katherine Campbell.
They were the parents of two children.
Robert Q. Brown was a native of Hamburg, Arkansas. In 1931, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1945. At the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, he assisted in establishing the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe and served as its commandant until 1953. In 1961, he retired from the United States Army after 31 years of service. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star. After retirement he joined A.M.F. as the administrative manager of its Titan Field Operations Division in 1961. In 1971, he was promoted to A.M.F. division vice president and head of its industrial products group. He died at the age of 66 at Madigan General Hospital at Fort Lewis Washington. He and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. F.L. Gilmore and her family in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Washington when he became ill. Funeral services were held in York, Pennsylvania.
Source: The Seattle Times, Thursday, November 15, 1973.
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