Brooks, Otis Edwin

1912 - 1972  (59 years)

• Name	Brooks, Otis Edwin
  Birth	1 May 1912	Morgan County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BROO.O001
  _FGRAVE	18562370
  Military Service	World War II, Radar Man Third Class, Transport Ship USS General W. C. Langfitt AP-15, United States Navy Reserve  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on april 24, 1944 at Naval Receiving Station, Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois and radar operator school at Naval Training Station, Point Loma, San Diegoo, California. Assigned to and served aboard the Transport Ship USS General W. C. Langfitt AP-151. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Radarman Third Class on December 2, 1945 at The Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059411
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Brooks, Otis Edwin (1912-1972) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		USS General W. C. Langfitt (AP-151), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Brooks, Otis Edwin (1912-1972)
  Death	29 Mar 1972  [1, 5]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brooks, Otis E. and Idelle M.
  		Headstone, Brooks, Otis E and Idelle M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Brooks, Otis Edwin Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17269	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
  Last Modified	18 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Miller, Idelle M.,   b. 12 Feb 1909, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Jun 1998, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Brooks, D.   2. Brooks, E.D.
  Family ID	F7518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1912 - Morgan County, Ohio Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4090] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brooks, Otis E. and Idelle M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brooks&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=27802158&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S922] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs, Illinois, (District 13-17) (Pixley Township), image 06, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00432?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4197] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brooks, Otis Edwin, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18562370), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14781] World War II Honoree, Otis Edwin Brooks, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059411) (Reliability: 2). [S4087] The County Commoner (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Brooks, Idelle, (The County Commoner (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), June 1998), none. (Reliability: 2).