Clarence John Brown was a Vice Admiral

Vice admiral (United States)

In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and the United States Maritime Service, vice admiral is a three-star flag officer, with the pay grade of...

 in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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Biography

Brown was born January 15, 1895, in Plum City, Wisconsin

Plum City, Wisconsin

Plum City is a village in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census.-Education:Plum City, as of 2009, has an Elementary School, Middle School, and High School...

. He would graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and marry Augusta Duwe. Brown passed away on August 28, 1973. He is buried with Augusta at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

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Career

Brown was commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1917. His assignments included serving at Naval Base Guam. During World War II

World War II

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 he would serve at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

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, Naval Hospital Philadelphia

Naval Hospital Philadelphia

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, and with the United States Twelfth Fleet

United States Twelfth Fleet

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. Following the war he was named Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

Awards he received include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

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 and the Legion of Merit

Legion of Merit

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