Brooks, Alva Lewis Jr.

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Brooks, Alva Lewis
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	23 Oct 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BROO.A006
  _FGRAVE	63651965
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [1]
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	29 Jan 2002  [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brooks, Alva L. Jr
  		Headstone, Brooks, Alva L. Jr.
  Person ID	I45334	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Brooks, Alva Lewis Sr.,   b. 5 Jan 1894   d. 7 Apr 1985 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Winans, Edna Lavina,   b. 1896   d. 1959 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F15101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13686] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brooks, Alva L. Jr, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63651965), none. (Reliability: 2).