Carlos Brewer

Carlos Brewer
Major Gen. Carlos Brewer (c. 1943–1944)
Born	(1890-12-05)5 December 1890 Golo, Kentucky
Died	29 September 1976(1976-09-29) (aged 85) Columbus, Ohio
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1913–1950
Rank	Major General
Unit	Field Artillery Branch
Commands held	6th Armored Division 12th Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star

Carlos Brewer (5 December 1890 – 29 September 1976) was a United States Army Major General who commanded the 6th Armored Division (United States) and the 12th Armored Division (United States) during World War II. After training the 12th Armored Division, he was not permitted to command the division in combat due to his age, so he requested his rank be reverted from Major General to Colonel so that he could become an artillery officer in the European Theater of Operations. He innovated the method of field artillery targeting used in World War II, and implemented triangular organization of divisions.

Carlos Brewer was born on 5 December 1890 in Golo, Kentucky and attended West Kentucky College in Mayfield, Kentucky, until he entered United States Military Academy at West Point in 1909, graduating 15th in his class in 1913. Many of the graduates of the West Point Class of 1913 later became general officers, including Alexander Patch, Douglass T. Greene, Geoffrey Keyes, Willis D. Crittenberger, Charles H. Corlett, Paul Newgarden, William R. Schmidt, Robert L. Spragins, Louis A. Craig, Selby H. Frank, Henry B. Lewis, John E. McMahon, Jr., Richard U. Nicholas, Robert H. Van Volkenburgh, Robert M. Perkins, William A. McCulloch, Francis K. Newcomer, Lunsford E. Oliver and Henry B. Cheadle.