Individual Details

Pvt William Barney "Bill" Brooks

(17 Apr 1916 - 1 Sep 1944)

Events

Birth17 Apr 1916Illinois
Marriage1938Ida Mathew
Census (family)-shared2 Apr 1940(James Thomas Brooks and Frances Josephine "Fannie" Coppedge) Block 95-96, Decatur, Macon Illinois
OccupationAbt 1941Confectionary Business owner - Brookside Amusement Center, Tuscola, Illinois
Military15 Dec 1943WWII, US Army - Co H, 116 Infantry Regiment, 29 Infantry Div, Douglas, St. Clair, Illinois
Burial1944Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon Illinois
Death1 Sep 1944Killed in Action - 29th Inf Div, Brest, France
Obituary25 Sep 1944Dacatur, Macon, Illinois

Families

SpouseIda Mathew (1921 - )
ChildSharon Lee Brooks (1939 - )
FatherJames Thomas Brooks (1880 - 1955)
MotherFrances Josephine "Fannie" Coppedge (1889 - 1984)
SiblingFrancis Marion Iola Brooks (1909 - 1996)
SiblingPauline Ethelbert Brooks (1911 - 2001)
SiblingJuanita Jessamine Brooks (1913 - 1957)
SiblingSsgt James Finley "Jim" Brooks Sr (1914 - 1988)
SiblingCpl Edward Dean "Bud" Brooks Sr (1924 - 1995)
SiblingLiving