Background
Brown, Gerald Curtis was born on August 10, 1942 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Victor Curtis and Ethel (Dean) Brown.
military officer engineering executive
Brown, Gerald Curtis was born on August 10, 1942 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Victor Curtis and Ethel (Dean) Brown.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1964; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1970.
Commissioned 2d. lieutenant United States Army, 1964, advanced through grades to brigadier general, 1988. Captain 18th Engineer Brigade, Vietnam, 1966-1967. Major 1st Air Cavalry Division, Vietnam, 1970-1971.
Associate professor history United States Military Academy, West Point, 1974-1977. Battalion Commander 82d Combat Engineer Battalion, Bamberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1978-1980. District engineer Baltimore District, Corps Engineers, 1982-1984.
Staff engineer United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1984-1986. Military executive Office Undersec. Army, Washington, 1986-1988.
Fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, 1988-1989. Commanding general United States Army Corps Engineers, North Atlantic Division, New York City, 1989-1992. Director Environmental programs Department of Army, The Pentagon, Washington, 1992-1994.
Retired United States Army, 1994. Vice president Sverdrup Civil, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, 1994-1995. Vice president, manager Eastern Operations Sverdrup Environmental, Inc., Baltimore, 1995-1998.
Vice president Sverdrup Civil, Inc., Falls Church, 1998-1999. Program manager Parsons Brinckerhoff, London, 2000—2001. Associate director for operations Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 2001—2005.
Retired, 2005
National Defense Executive Reserve. Federal Emerg. Management Agency, chairman board of visiting, federal Emerg. Management Institute, Maryland, 1998-2000.
Founder, president Army Corps Engineers Memorial Corporation.
Fellow Society American Military Engineers (vice president 1989-1992, board directors 1993-1996, chairman Academy Fellows 1995-1996). Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Harvard Club (Washington), National Press Club (Washington), Army and Navy Club (Washington).
Married Alelaide M. Forshey, June 28, 1964 (divorced). Children: Deborah Ann, Suzanne Marie. Married Jean Jennings, August 1, 1998.