Brougher, William Edward, Brigadier-General

1889 - 1965

William Edward Brougher, was a U.S. Army general commanding the 11th Division, Philippine Army and was captured by the Japanese when the American forces in Bataan surrendered on April 9, 1942. From then on General Brougher was a part of a group of high-ranking prisoners of the Japanese. The Japanese moved them to Tarlac, then to Formosa, and finally to Manchuria. On August 18, 1945, the Russian army took Mukden and liberated the prisoners. While he was a prisoner of war, Betty's father wrote poetry, then self-published the poems after he returned home under title The Long Dark Road.


1940- 1941 Commanding Officer 57th Regiment, Philippines
1941- 1942 Commanding General 11th Philippine Division
1942- 1945 Prisoner of War
1946- 1947 Commandant Fort McClellan
1947- 1949 Commandant Camp Gordon
1949 Retired