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Personal info

Full name
BROOKS, Noel W
Date of birth
19 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Hometown
Seattle, King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39479823
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 April 1945
Place of death
Near Furth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 30 39

Immediate family

Members
John C. Brooks (father)
Otelia L. (Amundson) Brooks (mother)
Maxine Brooks (sister)
Jackie Brooks (brother)
Guy Brooks (brother)
Violet Brooks (sister)
Ariel Brooks (sister)

More information

Pfc Noel W. Brooks college and was a general industry clerk before he enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 15 August 1944.

He was killed by sniper fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - John A. Brooks, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Marks Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source:www.wwiimemorial.com - John A. Brooks, www.ancestry.com - Robert Martin