Herbert Merrit Brooks was born Dec. 31, 1924 to Merrit G. and Esther Marie Thorne Brooks. He died Dec. 14, 1944 an is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Pvt. Brooks served in World War II with the U.S. Army 774th Tank Battalion and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com
