Erroll M. Brown

Errol M. Brown
Errol M. Brown
	Official United States Coast Guard portrait.
Born	1950 (age 73–74); Ocklawaha, Florida
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1967–2005
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Commander, 13th Coast Guard District Commander, Integrated Support Command, Portsmouth, VA Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic
Awards	Legion of Merit; Meritorious Service Medal (2); Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal; Coast Guard Commendation Medal (2); Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award; Coast Guard Unit Commendation
Alma mater	University of Michigan

Erroll Mingo Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Brown was the first African-American promoted to flag rank in the Coast Guard.^[2]

Education[edit]

After graduating from Dixie M. Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1968, Brown enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.^[3] In 1972, Brown graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, majoring in Marine Engineering. He also earned a master's degree in naval architect and marine engineering and a second master's in industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan. In 1986, Brown received the Master of Business Administration degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He then received a master's degree in national security and strategic studies when he graduated from the Naval War College in 1994.^[4]

Service years[edit]

Brown served in ships including the Coast Guard icebreaker Burton Island (WAGB-283), Cutter Jarvis (WHEC-725), and Cutter Rush (WHEC-723). He has held positions on board ships including damage control assistant, assistant engineer officer, and maintenance type deck officer. He has also served in the Small Boat Branch as the supervisor for two inspection officers instructors in the Marine Engineering Department at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, and served as executive officer. He has been a program reviewer in the Office of the Chief of Staff, Programs Division in Coast Guard Headquarters, and has served as the military assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. He was also assigned as chief of the Budget Division in the Office of the Chief of Staff in Coast Guard Headquarters. In 1998, Brown was promoted to rear admiral.^[5] Recently, he was the commanding officer of the USCG Integrated Support Command in Portsmouth, VA. Before he retired, he was the Commander of the Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia.

He retired after 33 years of service. He currently serves as the program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

He coauthored with Harry Benford of the University of Michigan a book entitled Ship Replacement and Prediction of Economic Life.^[6] He presented this to the 25th Annual Colloquium of Shipbuilders in Hamburg, Germany at the University of Hamburg.

Awards and decorations[edit]

	Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal
	Legion of Merit
	Meritorious Service Medal (with two gold award stars)
	Coast Guard Commendation Medal (with two gold award stars)
	Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
	Coast Guard Unit Commendation
	Meritorious Unit Commendation
	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation
	National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
	Antarctica Service Medal
	Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Special Operations Service Ribbon (with three bronze service stars)
	Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
	Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal
	Coast Guard Expert Pistol Medal

References[edit]

This article incorporates public domain material from Rear Admiral Erroll Brown. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

^ "Erroll M. Brown (1950- ) •". 22 January 2018.
^ "U.S. Coast Guard Personnel". uscg.mil. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^ Reef, C. (2010). African Americans in the Military. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 9781438130965. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^ "Rear Admiral Erroll Brown, USCG". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
^ "Defense.gov News Article: Erroll M. Brown Coast Guard's First African-American Admiral". defenselink.mil. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^ Brown, Erroll M.; Prof. Harry Benford (1977). Ship Replacement and Prediction of Economic Life. University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

[1] "Erroll M. Brown (1950- ) •". 22 January 2018.

[uscg-2] "U.S. Coast Guard Personnel". uscg.mil. Retrieved 2015-02-26.

[google-3] Reef, C. (2010). African Americans in the Military. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 9781438130965. Retrieved 2015-02-26.

[brown-4] "Rear Admiral Erroll Brown, USCG". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2009-03-17.

[defenselink-5] "Defense.gov News Article: Erroll M. Brown Coast Guard's First African-American Admiral". defenselink.mil. Retrieved 2015-02-26.

[6] Brown, Erroll M.; Prof. Harry Benford (1977). Ship Replacement and Prediction of Economic Life. University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

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