Helm Bruce Brooks
MilitaryHelm Bruce Brooks served as a waist gunner in the 445th Bomb Group/703rd Bomb Squadron. He was awarded the Air Medal on 15 March 1944 by Colonel Robert H. Terrill and the Distinguished Flying Cross by Jimmy Stewart on 27 October 1944 (info from granddaughter Barbara Kreutzer). He flew most of his missions on the William P. Kane crew.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886972
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
17 May 1921 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
Enlisted |
16 July 1942 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
Died |
4 October 1970 | Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio | |
Buried |
Helm Brooks rests at the Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
2005 e-mail with granddaughter Belinda Kreutzer
http://www.445bg.org
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia