San Diego Union - Tribune March 17, 1992 ROBERT B. BROWN Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert B. Brown, who served aboard submarines during World War II, died of natural cuases Saturday in a convalescent home. He was 88 and lived in Mission Hills. He was a native of Seattle and joined the Navy in the mid-1920s after graduating from high school. He spent most of his naval career in the submarine service, including seven war patrols during World War II. Cmdr. Brown moved to San Diego in 1940 and retired six years later after serving 32 years in the Navy. He also owned and managed the local branch of the Electrical Appliance Service at 17th and K streets, retiring in 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Austin of San Diego; a son, Dr. R. Bruce Brown, a Vista dentist; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Services will be at 11 am Friday in the Scottish Rite Memorial Center, with military burial in Greenwood Memorial Park.