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armistice was declared. He returned home via Norfolk the following May, and was discharged on June 6, 1919.
In the following years, Bryan worked in a bank, studied both law and business administration, and ended up as an engineer with Esso and Pure Oil companies. One of his accomplishments was designing an oil storage yard at Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
In the ’30s, a small piece of brass was removed from Bryan’s lower back, which he believes shattered from his horse’s saddle when they were hit during WWI.
Bryan is now retired and living with his wife at the foot of Red Oak Mountain, within sight of his birthplace, and within “shouting distance” of his three brothers. He keeps active with bees, and the Rappahannock Lions Club.
PRESTON BROWNING First Lieutenant Preston Mercer Browning of Culpeper, was commander of Company C, 104th Supply Train, carrying food and ammunition in long truck convoys to troops at the front when the armistice was announced on November 11, .1918.,
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