George Robert Brooking

Military
media-46780.jpeg UPL 46780 Standing Left to right:
George R. Brooking - 386th FS Commander
John W. Motzenbecker - 387th FS Commander
Ray Stecker - 365th FG Commander
Robert M. Fry - 388th FS Commander

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Object Number - UPL 46780 - Standing Left to right: George R. Brooking - 386th FS Commander John W. Motzenbecker - 387th FS Commander Ray Stecker - 365th FG Commander Robert...

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Units served with

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Chièvres Air Base

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bozeman, Montana 18 April 1919

Enlisted

Missoula, Montana 26 April 1941

Other

Crash Landed

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 9 September 1942 Flak severed a fuel line on his first mission and he made a forced belly landing. Locals helped him evade for two days before Allied troops liberated the area

Other

Assigned to the 365th FG

Bretigny, France 9 September 1944

Other

Named Squadron Commander

Chievres, Belgium 22 November 1944 386th FS

Died

Austin, Texas 27 April 2008

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery 30 April 2008 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Plot Section CP Site 39

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