Norma Elaine Brown

Norma Elaine Brown
Born	February 11, 1926
Died	July 22, 2003(2003-07-22) (aged 77) Cheyenne, WY
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1951-1982
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Chanute Technical Training Center
Battles/wars	Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal

Norma Elaine Brown was a Major General in the U.S. Air Force. Her last post in the Air Force was as the Commander of the Chanute Technical Training Center in Rantoul, IL. After her retirement from the military she served on the Board of Directors of GEICO until 1994.^[1]

Prior to the Chanute Technical Training Center she served as commander of the Air Base Group. She also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Air Force Logistics Command at the Wright Patterson AFB. Norma Elaine Brown is known for being the first female to command a USAF wing (6940th Security Wing at Goodfellow AFB, TX, 1974)^[2] in the history of the U.S. Air Force.^[3]

Education

• Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Florida State University in 1949.^[4]

External links

• Background info

References

United States Air Force portal

1. ^ Background info
2. ^ http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4818
3. ^ Additional info about Brown
4. ^ FSU grad made good

Persondata
Name	Brown, Norma E.
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Date of birth	February 11, 1926
Place of birth
Date of death	July 22, 2003
Place of death	Cheyenne, WY