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Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP pistol serial
number 135773 - Model M .380 pistol issued to Major
General Albert Eger Brown - In 1941, he was appointed to
the rank of Brigadier General and was presented his Colt
1908 .380 caliber sidearm, serial number 135773. This gun
is accompanied by the original belt and holster issued to
General Brown.
General Brown's .380 pistol - right side with original belt,
gold eagle buckle, holster and spare two-tone magazines.
Close-up of General officer's WWII vintage eagle buckle.
Belt is marked "Hickok 34" in gold and also has the
Quartermaster's inspection mark.
Major General
Albert Eger Brown
(June 13, 1889 - October 12, 1984)
(O3409) Born on June 13, 1889 in Charleston,
South Carolina. A - Military Academy from South Carolina,
Cadet, 2 March 1908; Bachelor of
Science, United States Military Academy, West Point 1912.
Commissioned in the infantry from West Point in 1912.
2nd Lieutenant of Infantry, 12 June 1912.
Served at Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914 and with the 8th
and 183rd Brigades, AEF 1918-1919, including the Aisne-Marne
offensive. 1st Lieutenant, 1 July 1916;
Captain, 15 May 1917. Major of Infantry, National
Army 7 June 1918; accepted 19 June 1918; honorably
discharged 22 January 1920. Major, 1
July 1920. Professor of military science and tactics
at the University of North Dakota 1919-1923. Infantry
School, Advanced Course, 1924. Graduated from the Command
and General Staff School in 1925. General Staff Corps, 30
June 1926 to 13 June 1929., Graduated from the Army War
College in 1930 and the Naval War College in 1931. Duty at
the War Department General Staff 21 August 1931 to 20 August
1935. Lieutenant Colonel, 1 August
1935. Member of the Infantry Board 1935-1938. Again
at the War Department General Staff, 7 September 1940 to 15
November 1941. Colonel, Army of the United States, 14
February 1941; accepted 17 February 1941. Brigadier General
Army of the United States, 4 August 1941; accepted 5 August
1941, Major General in May 1942. Commanding General of
Infantry Replacement Training Center at Camp Wheadle in 1943
the 5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond Division" 1943-1945.
Assignments after the war included commanding general of the
6th Infantry Division June-September 1946. Retired in June
1949. Decorations included two Legions of Merit and the
Bronze Star. Died on October 12, 1984, Nashville, TN.
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Legion of Merit
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Awarded for actions during the World
War II
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major General Albert
Eger Brown, United States Army, was awarded the
Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of outstanding services
to the Government of the United States as Commanding
General of the 5th Infantry Division from 1943 to
1945.
General Orders: War
Department, General Orders No. 79 (1945)
Action Date: 1943
- 1945
Service: Army
Rank: Major
General
Company: Commanding
General
Division: 5th
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Legion of Merit
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Awarded for actions during the World
War II
The President of the United States of America,
authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes
pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in
lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to
Major General Albert Eger Brown, United States Army,
for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the
performance of outstanding services to the
Government of the United States as Deputy Commanding
General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in
Korea, from September 1946 to November 1947.
General Orders: Department
of the Army, General Orders No. 40 (June 11, 1948)
Action Date: September
1946 - November 1947
Service: Army
Rank: Major
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The 5th Division, from it's landing in
Normandy July 9, 1944 to the last Division Headquarters in
Vilshofen, Germany had traveled 2049 miles and had engaged
in all five of the ETO's major campaigns: NORMANDY, NORTHERN
FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE.
The 5th Division had served in the XII and XX Corps, Third
Army from August 3, 1944 to the end of hostilities, May 7,
1945. General George S. Patton, Commander of the Third Army,
had this to say, in part, in a letter dated November 17,
1945:
"Nothing I can say can add to the glory which you have
achieved. Throughout the whole advance across France you
spearheaded the attack of your Corps. You crossed so many
rivers that I am persuaded many of you have webfeet and I
know that all of you have dauntless spirit. To my mind
history does not record incidents of greater valor than your
crossing of the Sauer and Rhine."
Related links:
The Society of the Fifth Division
PROMOTIONS
General Brown received the following
promotions throughout his military career:
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Promotions |
Temporary (AUS) |
Permanent (RA) |
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Brigadier General |
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August 1941 |
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Major General - Retired |
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May 1942 |
DECORATIONS
General Brown's citations and decorations
included two Legions of Merit and the Bronze Star.
Left side pictured with two spare two-tone magazines.
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