# 15
Hometown: New Albany, IN
Position: C Playing Height: 6-5
Date of Death: August 6, 1944
Additional Photos: (1) (2)
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Game by Game Statistics
Season Notes:
1942-43: All-SEC Tournament
Post-UK Career Notes:
Served in the Military
| Season | Games Played | FG | FT | F | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-41 | 23 | 44 | 21 | 40 | 109 |
| 1941-42 | 25 | 69 | 39 | 44 | 177 |
| 1942-43 | 23 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 191 |
| Total | 71 | 184 | 109 | 133 | 477 |
Biography - 'K' Men Who Died in World War II, Kentucky Game Program (December 9, 1950)
BREWER, 2nd Lt. Melvin Charles, 25, B.S. in Com. '43, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin J. Brewer and husband of Mrs. Jacqueline Bir Brewer of New Albany, Ind.
While attending the University of Kentucky he was a star basketball player from 1941 through the spring of 1943. Brewer entered the Army on May 10, 1943, following his graduation from the University where he had taken advanced military training. He received his commission at Ft. Benning, Ga., and was sent overseas for combat. Lt. Brewer lost his life while fighting in France on August 6, 1944. Besides his wife and parents, his two children, Vicki Lynn and Melvin Charles, survive.
