Carlos Brewer

Carlos Brewer
Born	(1890-12-05)5 December 1890 Golo, Kentucky, United States
Died	29 September 1976(1976-09-29) (aged 85) Columbus, Ohio, United States
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1913–1950
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-3539
Unit	Field Artillery Branch
Commands held	2nd Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment 7th Field Artillery Regiment 12th Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star

Major General Carlos Brewer (5 December 1890 – 29 September 1976) was a United States Army officer who commanded the 12th Armored Division 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 (ETO).^[1] He innovated the method of field artillery targeting used in World War II, and implemented triangular organization of divisions.