Richard Coorpender Brooke

Military
media-39181.jpeg UPL 39181 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenny Belle" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March 1944."

From R-L: Unkn, 2Lt Eugene F Hart, Unkn, 2Lt Earl L Houston, 2Lt Richard C Brooke.

Object Number - UPL 39181 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenny Belle" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March...

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tenny Belle
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clifton, AZ 24 October 1919 Son of C J Brooke.

Enlisted

Fort Sam, Houston, TX 16 March 1942 Fort Sam, Houston, Texas

Died

17 January 2012

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX 20 January 2012 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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