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Personal info

Full name
BROOKS, Trigg Thomas
Date of birth
31 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Alabama

Military service

Service number
O1322201
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 45

Immediate family

Members
Thomas O. Brooks (father)
Ruth P. Brooks (mother)
Betty Brooks (sister)
Natalie (LaRue) Brooks (wife)
Nancy E. Brooks (daughter)

More information

Trigg was killed in Germany, where he was with the infantry, having been overseas since May 1944. He had been in service since 1940 and had participated in battles with the First Army in France, Belgium and Germany.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com