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BROOKS, Gordon B, 26, T-5, son of Mr & Mrs J M Brooks, Glasgow, R1, killed April 2, 1945 in Germany, when a motor vehicle in which he was riding overturned. He was a member of Glasgow's Battery B. AAA unit.
The Glasgow Times - Feb 28, 1946
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gordon B Brooks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Barren
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Glasgow
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 133
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brooks
Age: 1
[1 9/12]
Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 1, Clay, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jack M Brooks
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Jane M Brooks
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 49
Jane M Brooks 39
Rado Brooks 19
Robert Brooks 17
Barnie Brooks 14
Mamey B Brooks 11
Herbert Brooks 9
Illi Brooks 6
Josie P Brooks 4
[4 3/12]
William G Brooks 1
[1 9/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brook
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1930: District 1, Barren, Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: James M Brook
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Janie Brook
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
James M Brook 59
Janie Brook 50
Ila Brook 15
Josephine Brook 14
William G Brook 12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gordon W Brooks
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Street: Betwieen RR Camp; Beaver Creek
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 17A
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 25
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 69
Jennie T Brooks 59
Gordon W Brooks 22
Joshipphine Brooks 24
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BROOKS, Gordon B, 26, T-5, son of Mr & Mrs J M Brooks, Glasgow, R1, killed April 2, 1945 in Germany, when a motor vehicle in which he was riding overturned. He was a member of Glasgow's Battery B. AAA unit.
The Glasgow Times - Feb 28, 1946
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gordon B Brooks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Barren
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Glasgow
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 133
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brooks
Age: 1
[1 9/12]
Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 1, Clay, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jack M Brooks
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Jane M Brooks
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 49
Jane M Brooks 39
Rado Brooks 19
Robert Brooks 17
Barnie Brooks 14
Mamey B Brooks 11
Herbert Brooks 9
Illi Brooks 6
Josie P Brooks 4
[4 3/12]
William G Brooks 1
[1 9/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brook
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1930: District 1, Barren, Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: James M Brook
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Janie Brook
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
James M Brook 59
Janie Brook 50
Ila Brook 15
Josephine Brook 14
William G Brook 12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gordon W Brooks
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Street: Betwieen RR Camp; Beaver Creek
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 17A
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 25
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 69
Jennie T Brooks 59
Gordon W Brooks 22
Joshipphine Brooks 24
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BROOKS, Gordon B, 26, T-5, son of Mr & Mrs J M Brooks, Glasgow, R1, killed April 2, 1945 in Germany, when a motor vehicle in which he was riding overturned. He was a member of Glasgow's Battery B. AAA unit.
The Glasgow Times - Feb 28, 1946
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gordon B Brooks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Barren
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Glasgow
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 133
*****************************************
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brooks
Age: 1
[1 9/12]
Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 1, Clay, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jack M Brooks
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Jane M Brooks
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 49
Jane M Brooks 39
Rado Brooks 19
Robert Brooks 17
Barnie Brooks 14
Mamey B Brooks 11
Herbert Brooks 9
Illi Brooks 6
Josie P Brooks 4
[4 3/12]
William G Brooks 1
[1 9/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brook
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1930: District 1, Barren, Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: James M Brook
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Janie Brook
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
James M Brook 59
Janie Brook 50
Ila Brook 15
Josephine Brook 14
William G Brook 12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gordon W Brooks
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Street: Betwieen RR Camp; Beaver Creek
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 17A
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 25
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 69
Jennie T Brooks 59
Gordon W Brooks 22
Joshipphine Brooks 24
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BROOKS, Gordon B, 26, T-5, son of Mr & Mrs J M Brooks, Glasgow, R1, killed April 2, 1945 in Germany, when a motor vehicle in which he was riding overturned. He was a member of Glasgow's Battery B. AAA unit.
The Glasgow Times - Feb 28, 1946
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gordon B Brooks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Barren
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Glasgow
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 133
*****************************************
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brooks
Age: 1
[1 9/12]
Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 1, Clay, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jack M Brooks
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Jane M Brooks
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 49
Jane M Brooks 39
Rado Brooks 19
Robert Brooks 17
Barnie Brooks 14
Mamey B Brooks 11
Herbert Brooks 9
Illi Brooks 6
Josie P Brooks 4
[4 3/12]
William G Brooks 1
[1 9/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Brook
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Home in 1930: District 1, Barren, Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: James M Brook
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Janie Brook
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
James M Brook 59
Janie Brook 50
Ila Brook 15
Josephine Brook 14
William G Brook 12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gordon W Brooks
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Street: Betwieen RR Camp; Beaver Creek
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Barren, Kentucky
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 17A
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 25
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Jack M Brooks 69
Jennie T Brooks 59
Gordon W Brooks 22
Joshipphine Brooks 24
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Family Members
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