George M Brooks
MilitaryAssigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. On 25-Oct-44 night photography mission to Duisberg (Joker) in Mosquito NS582. Baled out, struck tail of plane. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
5 July 1919 | ||
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Enlisted |
New York, NY | 9 December 1942 | New York, NY |
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Died |
Vladslo, Diksmuide, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | 25 October 1944 | Night photography mission to Duisberg (Joker) in Mosquito NS582. Baled out, struck tail of plane. Killed in Action (KIA) |
| Queens Cty, NY | |||
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Based |
Watton | 25 October 1944 | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
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Sources
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p.542, Aerial Intelligence of the 25th BG p. 176 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia