Background
Leslie Brown was born on 7 July 1920 in Washington state.
Leslie Brown was born on 7 July 1920 in Washington state.
He graduated from high school in 1938 and attended Compton College in California prior to enlisting in the United States. Marine Corps in 1940. In 1946, he completed flight training and qualified in most types of jets, transports and helicopters that the Marine Corps had in use.
As a combat pilot, he earned many aviation "firsts". He retired from the Marine Corps in 1978 after 38 years of active duty service. He had extensive combat and command experience in World World War II, of Korea and Vietnam.
He participated in four major landings in the Pacific.
While in of Korea in 1950, he was the first Marine to fly a jet in combat. In Vietnam, he was the First Wing Operations Officer (G-3), and then commanded a jet attack group (MAG-12) and the attempted attack on the DaNang Airfield at Chu Lai, earning many aviation "firsts".
In 1962, he attended Oklahoma State University where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a and Bachelor of Arts degree, and also completed graduate studies in Human Resources Management. Brown retired from the Marine Corps on 1 October 1978.
He died near Palm Springs, California on 12 September 1997.
Wherever you are or whatever your job, don’t be confused or diverted by false priorities. And, we must do it better than anyone else in the world. —LtGen Leslie East. Brown.
Quotations:
Wherever you are or whatever your job, don’t be confused or diverted by false priorities. We have only one mission to perform—that is to fight and win. And, we must do it better than anyone else in the world.
—LtGen Leslie East. Brown.
Brown received a field commission during World World War II while serving as a member of the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific.
