US Army General. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1912 and received his Army commission. During World War I he commanded of Company G, 61st Infantry Regiment. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College and served with the 45th Infantry in the Philippines. In the late 1930s he was an advisor to the Illinois National Guard. Brown served on the War Department staff at the start of World War II, and during the Army's wartime expansion he was accused of encouraging regular Army officers to fire National Guard senior officers, enabling regular Army officers to fill these positions and receive promotions and command assignments. In 1942 he became the 102nd Infantry Division's Assistant Division Commander as a temporary Brigadier General. In February 1943 he was promoted to temporary Major General as commander of the 28th Infantry Division. He led the division during the Normandy invasion before his August 1944 relief over concerns that the division was not progressing rapidly against German defenses. He reverted to his permanent rank of Colonel, and retired in 1948. His awards included the Silver Star and Legion of Merit, and Lloyd Brown Hall at Fort Benning was named for him.
US Army General. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1912 and received his Army commission. During World War I he commanded of Company G, 61st Infantry Regiment. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College and served with the 45th Infantry in the Philippines. In the late 1930s he was an advisor to the Illinois National Guard. Brown served on the War Department staff at the start of World War II, and during the Army's wartime expansion he was accused of encouraging regular Army officers to fire National Guard senior officers, enabling regular Army officers to fill these positions and receive promotions and command assignments. In 1942 he became the 102nd Infantry Division's Assistant Division Commander as a temporary Brigadier General. In February 1943 he was promoted to temporary Major General as commander of the 28th Infantry Division. He led the division during the Normandy invasion before his August 1944 relief over concerns that the division was not progressing rapidly against German defenses. He reverted to his permanent rank of Colonel, and retired in 1948. His awards included the Silver Star and Legion of Merit, and Lloyd Brown Hall at Fort Benning was named for him.
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