William Lewis Brooks
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Crew #504 - Malcolm O. Dike Crew
466th BG Historian
St. Dizier, France 24 Mar 1944; Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944; Hamm, Germany 22 April 1944; Leipheim, Germany 24 April 1944; Paderborn, Germany 26 April 1944; Siracourt, France 27 April 1944; Mimoyecque, France 28 April 1944; Liege, France 1 May 1944; St. Trond, Belgium 9 May 1944; Epinal, France 11 May 1944; Bolhen, Germany 12 May 1944; Brunswick, Germany 19 May 1944; Reims, France 20 May 1944; Melun, France 24 May 1944; Neukirchen, Germany 27 May 1944; Totuow, Germany 29 May 1944; Zwischenahin, Germany 30 May 1944; Berck sur Mer, France 3 June 1944; Noball, France 5 June 1944; Port en Bessin, France 6 June 1944; Chateaudiun, France 10 June 1944; Illiers, France 12 June 1944; Pas de Calais, France 14 June 1944; Guyancourt, France 15 June 1944; Gorenflos, France 19 June 1944; Oisemont, France 20 June 1944; Pas de Calais, France 23 June 1944; Villa Coublay, France 24 June 1944; Saarbrucken, Germany 28 June 1944; Le Culot, Belgium 5 July 1944
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snafu Snark - Snark
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Whitesville, Kentucky | 10 April 1920 | He was the son of Willie Coleman and Amie (BELL) BROOKS. Married Dorothy Jean RHOADS in 1942. |
Died |
Boulder, CO, USA | 25 August 1975 | |
Buried |
Boulder, CO, USA | 28 August 1975 | Green Mountain Cemetery Boulder Boulder County Colorado, USA |
Whitesville, KY 42378, USA | Box 545 |
Revisions
From the Dailey Reports for the 466th BG, US Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, Military BRLS fILE and burial records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, Vicki Brooks Warning & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 218