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ROOKS, Jackie Lee - Date of
birth
25 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas -
Hometown
Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37509861 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leonard Rooks (father)
Fannie (Barlow) Rooks (mother)
Cora M. Rooks (sister)
William F. Rooks (brother)
Norma J. Rooks (sister)
More information
Pfc Jackie L. Rooks was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Guilliams Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten / www.findagrave.com - Victor Rooks