Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame - MG Charles H. Browne, JR.

Born in Horton, on December 5, 1909, Gen. Browne, during his 39 years of dedicated service to State and Nation, was the only person in the history of the 35th Infantry Division to serve in every enlisted and officer rank authorized in the Division. He joined the Kansas Army National Guard on March 23, 1926, as a private, and retired from the service on September 30, 1965, as a major general, having commanded the 35th Infantry Division and the 69th Separate Infantry Brigade. His service included truly laudatory action in the European Theater during World War II where he entered as a second lieutenant and was given a battlefield promotion to major. Gen. Browne was well known also in the field of newspaper work as the editor and publisher of the Horton Headlight. Gen. Browne died July 6, 1973.





			MG CHARLES H. BROWNE, JR.
	Born in Horton, on December 5, 1909, Gen. Browne, during his 39 years of dedicated service to State and Nation, was the only person in the history of the 35th Infantry Division to serve in every enlisted and officer rank authorized in the Division. He joined the Kansas Army National Guard on March 23, 1926, as a private, and retired from the service on September 30, 1965, as a major general, having commanded the 35th Infantry Division and the 69th Separate Infantry Brigade. His service included truly laudatory action in the European Theater during World War II where he entered as a second lieutenant and was given a battlefield promotion to major. Gen. Browne was well known also in the field of newspaper work as the editor and publisher of the Horton Headlight. Gen. Browne died July 6, 1973.