- Ch ief , ▁Al lied ▁Forces ▁Southern ▁Europe , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Centre ville , ▁Mississippi ▁born ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁to ▁Pear ce ▁and ▁Alice ▁Br is co e . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁wars ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Br is co e ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁ ▁sail ing ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁near ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Admir al ▁Br is co e ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁USS ▁Alabama ▁( BB - 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁destroy er ▁USS ▁Ro e ▁( DD - 2 4 ), ▁operating ▁from ▁Br est , ▁France . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁post war ▁Mid ship men ▁cru ise ▁in ▁the ▁USS ▁K ears ar ge ▁( BB - 5 ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁returned ▁to ▁destroy er ▁duty ▁as ▁engineer ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Hum ph re ys ▁( DD - 2 3 6 ), ▁station ed ▁in ▁Near ▁East ▁waters ▁at ▁Constantin ople . ▁During ▁the ▁Tur ko - G reek ▁fighting ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0