Citadel Alumni Obituaries

Horace M. Brown, Jr., ’39

Horace M. Brown Jr. died 27 December, 2012, in =
Asheville, N.C. He was a

resident of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. Horace was born =
in

Gaffney on 13 October, 1918, to the late Horace M. Brown Sr. and =
Vivian

Mathis Brown. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in =
1941.

Prior to that he attended Riverside Military Academy and two years at =
The

Citadel. He was a member of the 88th Infantry Division, the first =
all

""draftee"" division into combat in World War II. =
With them he deployed

through North Africa and fought through the length of Italy, ending the =
war

at the Brenner Pass. This unit was the first to enter Rome after =
heavy

fighting. After World War II, Horace served in the occupation of Germany =
and

participated in the negotiations settling the Belgian war debt. Later =
he

commanded a field artillery battalion in Korea. Serving in the North

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), he participated in equipping,

organizing and training the Greek and Turkish armies. He then served =
as

training officer for the Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe, =
Va.,

supervising the organization and training of soldiers nationwide. His =
last

assignment in the Army was as the Alumnae Secretary of the United =
States

Military Academy at West Point, New York. Retiring from the United =
States

Army in 1970, Horace served for 10 years as a vice president in the =
Trust

Department of Wachovia Bank. Despite his many travels, Horace never =
forgot

his South Carolina roots. Many of his friends considered him the model =
of a

true Southern gentleman. Horace is survived by his wife of 70 years, =
Lucia

(Chick); daughter, Susan Major Strong and her husband, Dr. Robert S. =
Strong;

his son, Brigadier General John S. Brown and his wife, Mary Elizabeth;, =
his

granddaughter, Amy Bowler and her husband, Brendan; grandson, =
Lieutenant

Colonel Robert S. Brown (currently serving in Afghanistan) and his =
wife,

Kristan; grandson, Bryan E. Strong; and five greatgrandsons, John =
Patrick,

Michael David and Brian Sloan Bowler, and Joseph Sloan and Jack Allen =
Brown.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, 3 January, 2013, =
at

Saint Giles Chapel of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community with the =
Rev.

Morgan Gardner officiating. In lieu of flowers, please consider a =
donation

to the Saint Giles Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, =
1617

Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.



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