Richard Coorpender Brooke
Military
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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.
From R-L: Unkn, 2Lt Eugene F Hart, Unkn, 2Lt Earl L Houston, 2Lt Richard C Brooke.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME
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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: 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
- Date: 13 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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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