FULL NAME:

Oscar I. Brooks

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

34832433

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Aug 29, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jan 18, 1945
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Baldwin County, Georgia

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Nov 27, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company E, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jan 18, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Ondenval, Belgium
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd ID

NARA - Display Full Records

File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

Source: aad.archives.gov/aad/
SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Army Serial Number
Enlistment Place
Enlistment Date
Army Branch
Service Branch
Race or Ethnicity
Residence
Enlistment Term
Source of Army Personnel
Army Component
Level of Education
Occupation
Marital Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Source Box Number
Source Film Reel Number
Conflict Period
Served for

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