caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
major general wilburt s. brown , usmc 1918 -- 1920 , 1922 -- 1953 25px & nbsp ; united states marine corps 4th 10th marines 1st marines fleet marine force , pacific battalion , 10th marines 15th marines 11th marines 17 december 1968 birmingham , alabama beverly , massachusetts united states united states of america silver heart star legion of merit -lrb- 2 -rrb- purple world war i world war ii korean war 20 december 1900 25px major general brown ws.jpg wilburt s. brown
 wilburt scott brown
wilburt s. brown

wilburt scott brown -lrb- 20 december 1900 -- 17 december 1968 -rrb- was a united states marine corps general who was a combat veteran of both world war i and world war ii , the nicaraguan campaign , and the korean war .
he served in the marine corps for thirty-five years , from 1918 to 1953 .
