. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . n October 15, 1896. After apublic school education in his home townhe entered and graduated from KemperMilitary College. After finishing schoolhe entered the drug business, being em-ployed in Madison. He applied for andwas admitted to the Second OfficersTraining Camp at Fort Sheridan, and wasassigned to the 9th Company. Upon re-ceipt of his commission. Lieutenant Brownwas ordered overseas, sailing on January21, 1918. Upon arrival in France he wasassigned to the Infantry SpecialistsSchool at Langres, and was then or
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . n October 15, 1896. After apublic school education in his home townhe entered and graduated from KemperMilitary College. After finishing schoolhe entered the drug business, being em-ployed in Madison. He applied for andwas admitted to the Second OfficersTraining Camp at Fort Sheridan, and wasassigned to the 9th Company. Upon re-ceipt of his commission. Lieutenant Brownwas ordered overseas, sailing on January21, 1918. Upon arrival in France he wasassigned to the Infantry SpecialistsSchool at Langres, and was then orderedto take the machine gun course at Fortde Peigney, upon the completion ofwhich he was ordered to England as aninstructor, and then later assigned to theI 36th Machine Gun Battalion, with whichoutfit he remained until mortally Brown was cited for the in-dividual capture of 23 Germans. He wasunmarried and the only son of Mr. andMrs. Melvin L. Brown, who survive himand reside in Madison, Kans., where hisfather is employed by the Missouri Pa-cific IMH BORN OCTOBER 15,DIED NOVEMBER 29, 1896 SECOND LIEUTENANT GLENN LEON BROWN Company L, 359th Infantry, Ninetieth Division. Died at Base Hospital No. 23, on September 23, 1918, from wounds received in action in the St. Mihiel Offensive. Lieutenant Brovvrn was born in Onarga,111., on December 25, 1890. He grad-uated from the Onarga High School inI 908 and entered into railroad work withthe A., T. & S. F. Railway. He enteredthe Second Officers Training Camp atFort Sheridan, being assigned to the I 8thCompany. Upon receipt of his commis-sion he was ordered overseas, sailing forFrance on January 15, 1918. After at-tending various schools of Brown was attached to posi-tions in the S. O. S., until the middle ofAugust, at which time he was assigned tothe 359th Infantry, with which regimenthe went into action. Lieutenant Brownwas married to Miss Jessie O. Talbert, ofOnarga, 111., on Septemb
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