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Brooks, Otis Edwin |
| Birth |
1 May 1912 |
Morgan County, Ohio  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BROO.O001 |
| _FGRAVE |
18562370 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Radar Man Third Class, Transport Ship USS General W. C. Langfitt AP-15, United States Navy Reserve [3, 4] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on april 24, 1944 at Naval Receiving Station, Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois and radar operator school at Naval Training Station, Point Loma, San Diegoo, California. Assigned to and served aboard the Transport Ship USS General W. C. Langfitt AP-151. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Radarman Third Class on December 2, 1945 at The Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059411
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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Military Service Ribbons, Brooks, Otis Edwin (1912-1972)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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USS General W. C. Langfitt (AP-151), United States Navy
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List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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World War II Honoree, Brooks, Otis Edwin (1912-1972)
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| Death |
29 Mar 1972 [1, 5] |
| Burial |
Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Brooks, Otis E. and Idelle M.
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Headstone, Brooks, Otis E and Idelle M.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Brooks, Otis Edwin
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I17269 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2024 |
English
1912 - 1972 (59 years)
