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Edward H. Brooks
Military Person
1893 – 1978
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Who was Edward H. Brooks?
Edward Hale Brooks was an officer in the United States Army and a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as a young officer in World War I and commanded the 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels" during the Normandy Invasion as well as the VI Corps during the subsequent defeat of German forces in World War II.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1893
Concord - Also known as
- Edward Brooks
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Norwich University
- Command and General Staff College
- Died
- Oct 10, 1978
Concord - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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