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Col. Olin Findley Brewster
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Retiring in 1995 with nearly 30 years of active and reserve duty, Findley Brewster's service with the Army continues today in his volunteer role as Army Reserve Ambassador, which is officially recognized as carrying the protocol rank of 2-star General. He is active with reunions and other functions of the Texas-based 90th Infantry Division, having served as its Association's President in 2000-2001. In WWII the 90th Infantry fought close to the 3rd Armored Division in France in action at Mortain and the Falaise Gap in August, 1944, and later was part of the relief force to Bastogne and other points during the Battle of the Bulge. As Reserve Ambassador, Brewster, who resides in San Antonio, Texas, was in Europe in April, 2010, working with the U.S. Army Reserve headquarters located in Germany on a series of public ceremonies commemorating the 65th Anniversary of V-E Day. Brewster's role included speeches, the laying of wreaths, and presiding over Battle Streamer ceremonies held in France at Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, and the town of Peirers. While in Germany, Brewster also took time to visit wounded American soldiers at Landstuhl Army Hospital. |
BELOW: Video by Armed Forces Network (AFN) Europe
showing one of Brewster's volunteer Army missions in April, 2010:
Col. Brewster (wearing white cap)
BELOW: Video of Brewster's father:
| 3rd Armored WWII veteran LTC Olin Brewster (Ret.) of Texas is introduced as the main speaker at the dedication of "Lafayette G. Pool" Hall on July 1, 1993, at Ft. Knox, KY. The introduction is by Col. Henry E. Hodge, Commander of the 1st Armor Training Brigade, Ft. Knox. The newly constructed Pool Hall was then the national center for computer-simulation training for the Army's M1 Abrams tank series. Col. Brewster served with Sgt. Pool, the legendary tank ace, in Spearhead's 32nd Armor Regiment in WWII and continued that friendship until Pool died in 1991. For Brewster's speech, in which he talked of Pool's accomplishments, see the separate video "Pool Hall Dedication Ceremony" in 3AD.com's WWII video collection. |
BELOW: Article from July 4, 2010, issue of newsletter entitled
"Texas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve"
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