Charles Randall Brown (23 December 1899 – 8 December 1983) was a United States Navy

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. Brown was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1917, graduating in 1921. He was assigned to in July and then transferred to in December. In December 1922, he was assigned to . In February 1924, Brown reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola for flight training. He was designated a

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on 15 August 1924. As a Vice Admiral, he commanded the United States Sixth Fleet. He became the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1959–1961, as a full admiral. It was in this role in 1959 that he instigated the creation of the Gray Eagle Award.

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Brown married Eleanor T. Green on 26 November 1921.

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at Munzinger Archive (in German)

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