This article is about a US Navy admiral. For the US Baptist clergyman and Semitic scholar, see Charles Rufus Brown.
Thomas S. Gates and Brown on Saratoga, 1958

Charles Randall Brown (23 December 1899 – 8 December 1983) was a United States Navy four-star admiral.

Brown was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1917, graduating in 1921. He was assigned to USS Arkansas (BB-33) in July and then transferred to USS Columbia (AG-9) in December. In December 1922, he was assigned to USS Langley (CV-1).[1]

In February 1924, Brown reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola for flight training. He was designated a naval aviator on 15 August 1924.[1]

As a Vice Admiral, he commanded the United States Sixth Fleet. He became the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1959–1961, as a full admiral. It was in this role in 1959 that he instigated the creation of the Gray Eagle Award.

Personal

Brown married Eleanor T. Green on 26 November 1921.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charles R. Brown Papers, 1922-1997 (bulk 1956-1962)". Nimitz Library, U.S. Naval Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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