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BROOKS, Charles E - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Floyd County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Floyd County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15054710 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Orva W. Brooks (father)
Josephine (Rice) Brooks (mother)
Marguerite Brooks (sister)
James A. Brooks (brother)
More information
Pfc Charles E. Brooks attended high school for two years.He enlisted in the Regular Army on 20 August 1940 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census/ U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jeanne Brooks Jasper