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Personal info

Full name
BROOKES, Herbert L
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32257397
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Büssbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 5

Immediate family

Members
Alfred Brookes (father)
Jane Brookes (mother)
Elizabeth J. Brookes (sister)
Alfred J. Brookes (brother)
Raymond Brookes (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert Brookes enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 13 March 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in a metal factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com