Colonel Royal B. Brown was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 28 March 1946, class number 536.   His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 3d Regiment IRTC, Fort McClellan, Alabama. | His subsequent duty assignments include:  Platoon Leader, 2d Inf, 5th Div, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Aide-de-Camp, JUSMAG China, Nanking, China; Co Comdr, 31st Inf, 7th Div, Camp Crawford, Japan; Plans Officer, G-5 Headquarters ISA, Washington, D.C.; Co Comdr, 31st Inf, 7th Div, Korea; Co Comdr, 7th Inf, 3d Div, Fort Benning, Georgia; Mil Asst, Asst Scty of Army, Washington, D.C.; Instr, Asst Chief Instr Royal Canadian School of Infantry, Camp Borden-Ontario, Canada; XO Prject Team, 11th AA Div, TIC, Fort Benning, Georgia; Bn Comdr, 2d Bn, 11th Inf 5th Div, Fort Carson, Colorado; Sr Prov Adv, 4th Corps Republic of Vietnam, USMACV; Instr CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; D/Dir Res Instr, CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. | Colonel Brown's awards and decorations include: Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, USN Navy Unit Commendation, ACM, AM w/5 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, BSV w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit.