William E. Brougher

William Edward Brougher (February 17, 1889 – March 5, 1965) was a brigadier general in the United States Army.

Early life and education Brougher was born in Jackson, Mississippi, to Charles Brougher and Jessie Manship. His paternal grandfather was Charles Albert Brougher, who was the Secretary of State of Mississippi in the 1860s. His maternal grandfather was Jackson, Mississippi mayor Charles Henry Manship. where he was a classmate of Luther R. Stevens. In 1911, he entered the U.S. Army. Brougher accepted a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in January 1912. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1923, the Army Industrial College in 1933 and the Army War College in 1938.

World War II

In October 1939, Brougher, then a lieutenant colonel, was assigned to the 57th Infantry Regiment in the Philippines.

After his retirement, Brougher and his wife Frances lived in Atlanta, Georgia. He wrote about his experiences, including the Bataan Death March in his war memoirs, South to Bataan, North to Mukden. Brougher died in the Martin Army Hospital at Fort Benning. He was buried at Marietta National Cemetery.