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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