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BROOKS, Fred Edward - Date of
birth
5 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35249332 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
Buscherheide, North of Gangelt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert Brooks (father)
Ruth (Minor) Brooks (mother)
James Brooks (brother)
Muriel Brooks (sister)
Albert Brooks (brother)
Lois Brooks (sister)
Samuel Brooks (brother)
Richard Brooks (brother)
Virginia (McConkey) Brooks (wife)
More information
Pvt Fred Brooks enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 26 March 1944.He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 7 October 1944.
The mission report of his unit states that on 18 October 1944 the company made a night raid on the enemy held town of Buscherheide. Extremely heavy fire was encountered from artillery, high velocity weapons and machine guns. After the raid the troops withdrew from the town. The objective was to destroy a bridge but the mission failed. After reorganization, Pvt Bernal, Sgt Long, Pvt Axum and Pvt Brooks were missing from the company. The remains of Sgt Long, Pvt Axum and Pvt Brooks were recovered and interred at Ardennes Cemetery. Pvt Axum and Pvt Brooks are still buried there. The remains of Pvt Bernal were never recovered.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, IDPF of Seferino Bernal, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten