Son of John William Brewer and Elisa Matilda Persinger Brewer. Brother of Charity Catherine Brewer Graves, Harry Russell Brewer, Alberta Brewer Williams, Olive Anne Brewer Harrold and Ruth Brewer Gentry. Married Gladys Marie Fleming September 12, 1947. Father of Nancy Jo Brewer Osborne. Grandfather of Sean Matthew Osborne, Heather Lynn Osborne Vest and Matthew Sean Osborne. He also has two great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons. Served in the USN during WWII (17-Dec-1941 to 12-Mar-1946) on board the USS Washington. Service: USNTS Great Lakes Illinois, USS Washington (BB56). Medals; American Area Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern 1 star, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon 11 stars, Philipine Liberation Ribbon 2 stars, World War2 Victory Ribbon.
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'." ~ President John F. Kennedy 1963, Annapolis, MD ~
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'." ~ President John F. Kennedy 1963, Annapolis, MD ~
Son of John William Brewer and Elisa Matilda Persinger Brewer. Brother of Charity Catherine Brewer Graves, Harry Russell Brewer, Alberta Brewer Williams, Olive Anne Brewer Harrold and Ruth Brewer Gentry. Married Gladys Marie Fleming September 12, 1947. Father of Nancy Jo Brewer Osborne. Grandfather of Sean Matthew Osborne, Heather Lynn Osborne Vest and Matthew Sean Osborne. He also has two great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons. Served in the USN during WWII (17-Dec-1941 to 12-Mar-1946) on board the USS Washington. Service: USNTS Great Lakes Illinois, USS Washington (BB56). Medals; American Area Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern 1 star, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon 11 stars, Philipine Liberation Ribbon 2 stars, World War2 Victory Ribbon.
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'." ~ President John F. Kennedy 1963, Annapolis, MD ~
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'." ~ President John F. Kennedy 1963, Annapolis, MD ~
