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<em>Joseph Tuck Brown</em> was born in Plymouth, IL, the son-of Clyde and Ferne (Tuck) Brown. He at­tended school in Plymouth and various rural Illi­nois locations.</p>
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To prepare for West Point, he went to Marion Military Institute in Marion, AL. Before leaving for college, he and Dorothy (Dody) Shaffer prom­ised to write to each other. This promise was kept by both of them for the next 5 years.</p>
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Tuck entered West Point with a congressional appointment. While there, he was on the track team and enjoyed swimming, ice-skating, and dancing—especially when Dody came to the hop.</p>
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After graduation and the commencement ad­dress by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Tuck attended the last horsedrawn Basic Artillery course at Ft. Sill, OK. Then it was off to East Orange,</p>
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NJ, where he married the love of his life, Dody. They spent a glorious honeymoon driving to San Antonio, TX, to join the 2d Division Artillery.</p>
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After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Tuck was sent as cadre to the 36th Division. There he became a Field Artillery Battery Commander less than a year after graduation.</p>
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Following 5 months in North Africa, Tuck waded ashore in Italy on D-Day morning 9 Sep 1943. Later, Tuck was near the small town of Alta Villa during one of the 5 times it changed hands.</p>
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With two other officers, Tuck was trying to stop a German attack when his companions were killed and he was captured. He was sent to Oflag 64 (a POW camp for American officers in Po­land). The first person to greet him there was LTC John K. Waters ‘31. LTC Waters had been Tuck’s Tactical Officer for 3 years at West Point.</p>
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In prison, LTC Waters was Camp Executive and Security Officer. Soon he assigned Tuck to be in charge of dirt disposal for the new tunnel project. The tunnel went down 40 feet before it headed to­ward freedom. During the next 8 months, Tuck’s crew hid many tons of dirt in the attic of his bar­racks. The tunnel got beyond the barbed wire, but work was stopped by order of the U.S. Govern­ment when 50 British officers were executed by the Germans for participating in a mass escape.</p>
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After WWII, Tuck got a master’s degree in elec­tronics at the University of Illinois. He taught at the Field Artillery School and then was sent to Korea. In 1951, Tuck was in KMAG with the task of estab­lishing a Korean Military Acad­emy. It was to be as much like West Point as possible. Tuck selected Chinhae as the tempo­rary site and stayed with the academy as advisor to the dean for 18 months. At last, he got an assignment in Japan and could be with his beloved wife and family.</p>
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After 3 years in the Army Research Office, Tuck was as­signed as head of the planning group establishing the U.S.</p>
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Army Limited War Laboratory. The laboratory was established at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1962. Tuck was the Chief of the Operations and Analysis Division of this labo­ratory until he retired from the Army.</p>
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After retiring, Tuck joined Battelle in Colum­bus, OH. The primary sponsor for the research he managed there was the Defense Advanced Re­search Projects Agency. From 1964-70, he man­aged the Remote Area Conflict Information Cen­ter. In 1970, he broadened its scope and changed its name to the Tactical Technology Center. Tuck was proud to say that, with Battelle management support from 1964-82, all of his many contracts were completed successfully and the government never had to pay for an overrun.</p>
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After retirement from Battelle, Tuck and Dody traveled, played tennis and bridge, danced, and visited children, grandchildren, and friends. To keep his mind active and contribute to his community, Tuck joined Kiwanis and worked on commit­tees for this worthwhile club. They both also worked on the SOS committee at church.</p>
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Tuck and Dody had two daughters, Sandra Jo and Pamela Faye; two sons, Joseph Jr. and Randolph Clyde; and 9 grandchildren. A great- granddaughter, Bailey, was born to grandson Chip and his wife Chris on 22 Dec 1996.</p>
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He was a loving and devoted husband and fa­ther and a loyal friend. All who knew him and loved him miss him very much.</p>
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