Gerald M Brooks
Military
Waist Gunner
Mauro Della Selva Crew
448th BG - 714th BS
Shot down and captured on 6 August 1944
Post war career as a Michigan State Policeman
Object Number - UPL 37046 - SSGT Gerald M. Brooks Waist Gunner Mauro Della Selva Crew 448th BG - 714th BS Shot down and captured on 6 August 1944 Post war career as a...
Shot down at Langholz on 8/6/44 in B-24 #42-51104, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816706
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
20 March 1923 | ||
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Enlisted |
26 March 1943 | ||
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Died |
4 February 2010 | ||
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Buried |
8 February 2010 | Forest Hill Cemetery Evart, Osceola County, Michigan, USA Plot 1+1L+067+002+01+1 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
6 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8291 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
