caption serviceyears servicenumber branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
general george s. brown 1941 -- 1978 o-24021 25px united states air force chief chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of staff of the united states air force andrews air force base , maryland 5 december 1978 montclair , new jersey united states united states of america distinguished 2 -rrb- silver star legion of merit -lrb- 3 -rrb- service distinguished flying cross -lrb- 2 -rrb- bronze star air medal cross -lrb- 4 -rrb- joint service commendation medal army commendation medal air croix de guerre -lrb- france -rrb- distinguished flying cross -lrb- force uk -rrb- distinguished service medal -lrb- world war ii korean war vietnam war 17 august 1918 arlington national cemetery 60px general gen george brown.jpg george scratchley brown
 george scratchley brown
george scratchley brown

george scratchley brown -lrb- 17 august 1918 -- 5 december 1978 -rrb- was a united states air force general who served as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff .
in this capacity , he served as the senior military adviser to the president of the united states , the national security council and the secretary of defense .
through the commanders of the unified and specified commands , he was also responsible for executing the decisions of the national command authorities regarding worldwide readiness and employment of combat forces of the united states army , navy , air force and marine corps .
