, ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁    Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁January ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Gu adal can al ▁and ▁a ▁Gold ▁Star ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁with ▁Com bat ▁" V " ▁for ▁March ▁ 5 ▁– ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁as ▁Commander ▁of ▁Task ▁Group ▁ 6 8 . 5 , ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁life ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Ret ired ▁List ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁He ▁retired ▁to ▁Be ech ▁Gro ve ▁Plant ation , ▁Liber ty , ▁Mississippi , ▁worked ▁on ▁its ▁rest oration ▁and ▁raised ▁cattle . ▁Be ech ▁Gro ve ▁was ▁the ▁Lewis ▁family ▁( his ▁wife ) ▁home ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁the ▁Thomas ▁B atch elor ▁House . ▁Br is co e ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁hunting ▁enthus iast ▁and ▁an ▁av id ▁collect or ▁of ▁anti ques ." ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁near ▁Liber ty , ▁Mississippi ▁of ▁an ▁apparent ▁heart ▁attack . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁K atherine ▁( L ew is ), ▁sister ▁Mar quer ite ▁Br is