Philip Brooks

Military

Assigned to 555FTS, 495FTG, 8AF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF. Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF. Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF. End of War (EOW).





Awards: LOM, DFC, BSM, AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-8402

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Devil's Thumb
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 February 1920 Son of Harry L and Bessie [Barrett] Brooks.

Other

Promotion

23 December 1943 Promoted to Captain.

Based

16 July 1944 Assigned to 555FTS, 495FTG, 8AF.

Other

Crashed

7 August 1944 Landing Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 5 damage Lt Philip Brooks, 7-Aug-44. P-47D 42-8402 5ERS 8AF

Based

19 February 1945 - 19 April 1945 Transferred to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF.

Other

Promotion

3 April 1945 Promoted to Major.

Based

19 April 1945 Transferred to HQ Sqn, 55FG, 8AF.

Died

16 July 2020

Buried

19 July 2020 Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Other

End of War (EOW)

End of War (EOW).

Based

19 February 1945 Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF.

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216437409/philip-brooks

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia /;
WWW.55th.org roster

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Brooks%2C+Philip…

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list