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Major General Albert Eger Brown (June 13, 1889 – October 12, 1984) was a decorated officer in the United States Army.A graduate of West Point, he was a veteran of Pancho Villa Expedition and both World Wars and is most noted for his service as commanding general (CG) of the 7th Infantry Division during the Aleutian Islands campaign of World War II.
The 7th Infantry Division is a non-deployable administrative headquarters of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.It is charged with maintaining the capability of two Stryker infantry brigade combat teams, a combat aviation brigade, and a Division Artillery Unit, as well as preparing units for several U.S. Army Pacific yearly exercises.
Presenting Distinguished Flying Cross to his son, Captain Michael E. Ryan (right), 1969. General John D. Ryan with Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird and the other members of The Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon on January 5, 1973. Ryan's son, General Michael E. Ryan, also held the position of chief of staff. Unlike the elder Ryan's ...
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major General Charles Harrison Corlett (ASN: 0-3746), United States Army, for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the 7th Infantry Division on Kwajalein Island on 4 February 1944.
A 7th Armored anti-tank gun covers a road near Vielsalm, Belgium, 23 December 1944. The 7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh" [1]) was an armored division of the United States Army that saw distinguished service on the Western Front, from August 1944 until May 1945, during World War II.
From 1960 to 1962 he served as Commander in Chief of United States Army Europe, before retiring on April 30, 1962. On 18 October 1971, the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States conferred upon Clarke, a 33rd Degree Freemason , the Grand Cross of the Court of Honor.
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After serving as the Brigade Commander he became the Chief of Staff for the 101st Airborne Division and was subsequently promoted to brigadier general. In 1966 Dawkins appeared in uniform on the cover of Life Magazine [9] and participated in a segment of the U.S. Army "Big Picture" film series, "A Nation Builds Under Fire."