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Personal info

Full name
BROOKS, Glenn Carl
Date of birth
1 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
19015713
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 29

Immediate family

Members
Anson C. Brooks (father)
Clara (Hyde) Brooks (mother)
Cora Brooks (sister)
Richard L. Brooks (brother)
Minnie Brooks (sister)
Levear Brooks (brother)
Clyde Brooks (brother)

More information

Glenn Brooks attended Jefferson High School and joined the Regular Army in 1938. He was stationed in the Panama Canal zone for two years.

His brother Clyde also served.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Mike Ford