He was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight during World War II. He was 99.īrown was a member of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Company E, a segregated support unit. Brown died late last month of natural causes. Pastor Matthew Southall Brown Sr., a retired Baptist preacher and decorated war veteran, is being celebrated and remembered this weekend in Savannah, Ga.
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