John S. Brown (general)

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John S. Brown
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1971–2004
Rank Brigadier General
Commands heldB Company, 4-37 Armor
2nd Battalion, 66th Armor
2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Chief of Military History, CMH
Battles/wars Gulf War

John Sloan Brown (born 30 August 1949) [1] [2] is a retired United States Army brigadier general who was the Chief of Military History at the United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) from December 1998 to October 2005.

Born in West Germany to a military family who originally came from Texas, and raised in South Carolina, Brown graduated from the United States Military Academy with a bachelor of science degree in 1971. He earned a master of arts degree in history from Indiana University in 1977, and then taught history at the U.S. Military Academy from 1981 to 1984 while completing his doctorate in history at Indiana. His 1983 dissertation was entitled Draftee Division: a study of the 88th Infantry Division, first all selective service division into combat in World War II. Brown earned a Master of Military Art and Science degree at the Army Command and General Staff College in 1985 with a thesis entitled Winning Teams: mobilization-related correlates of success in American World War II infantry divisions. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Brown commanded the 2nd Battalion, 66th Armor, in Iraq and Kuwait during the Gulf War and returned to Kuwait as commander of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in 1995. He served as Chief Historian and Commander of the United States Army Center of Military History from 1998 to 2005; however, he retired from active duty on 1 August 2004.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Class of 1971—Register of Graduates". Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802–1971 of the United States Military Academy. The West Point Alumni Foundation Inc. 1971. p. 798. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. 1 2 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1991. p. 659. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. Brown, John Sloan (1983). Draftee Division: a study of the 88th Infantry Division, first all selective service division into combat in World War II (Thesis). Indiana University. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. Brown, John S. (1985). Winning Teams: mobilization-related correlates of success in American World War II infantry divisions (PDF) (Thesis). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
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