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    Mourners remember 'pastor's pastor' and WWII veteran Matthew Southall Brown Sr.

    The decorated war veteran and retired pastor was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight during World War II.
    by Walter Ray Watson Dec 04, 2021 2 minutes

    Pastor Matthew Southall Brown Sr., a retired Baptist preacher and decorated war veteran, is being celebrated and remembered this weekend in Savannah, Ga. Brown died late last month of natural causes. He was 99.

    Brown was a member of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Company E, a segregated support unit. He was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight

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