![]() Charles Bruce Brownson
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Courtesy
of the U.S. House of Representatives:
Representative from Indiana; born in Jackson,
Mich., February 5, 1914; moved with his parents to Flint, Mich., in 1916;
attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor in 1935; entered Infantry Reserve training in 1935; moved
to Indianapolis, Ind., in October 1936 and established the Central Wallpaper
& Paint Corp.; entered on active duty as first lieutenant Infantry
Reserve, February 10, 1941; served as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1,
Eighty-third Infantry Division, in 1943; executive officer to Assistant
Chief of Staff G-1, First Army, during invasion planning in England and
combat in Europe until V-E Day; transferred with First Army Planning Headquarters
to Canlubang, Philippine Islands, August 5, 1945; released from active
duty February 27, 1946, as lieutenant colonel, Army Reserve, and retired
as colonel in 1974; Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and French Medaille
de Reconnaissance; chairman Marion County Juvenile Court Advisory Council
in 1948 and 1949; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the
three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1959); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; assistant
administrator for public affairs and congressional liaison, Housing
and Home Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., 1959-1964; editor and publisher
of Congressional Staff Directory; engaged in public relations in Washington,
D.C., 1961-1985; was a resident of Coral Gables, Fla., and Mount Vernon,
Va., until his death in Alexandria, Va., on August 4, 1988; interment in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Updated: 5 November 2000 Updated: 22 February 2003 Updated: 23 April 2006 |
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