Arthur E. Brown Jr.
United States Army general
Arthur Edmon Brown Jr. (born 21 November 1929) is a retired American general who served as the 20th vice chief of staff of the United States Army from 1987 to 1989. He was previously the director of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1987.
Military career
Brown was born on 21 November 1929, in Manila, Philippines, the son of an Army dental surgeon. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Alabama for two years before being accepted to West Point. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1953 and was commissioned in the infantry, and also married the former Jerry Cook immediately upon graduation.
After graduating from Airborne and Ranger School, he was assigned as a rifle platoon leader with the 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. He was a company commander in the 60th Infantry Regiment from 1954 to 1956. In 1962, he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He went to Vietnam with the Military Advisory Assistance Group-Vietnam from 1962 to 1963, receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, and an Army Commendation Medal with "V" device.
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