Frederick Wilder Brooks Jr (1911 - 1997)

Born 7 May 1911 in Cimarron, Colfax, New Mexico, United States

Died 29 Dec 1997 at age 86 in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Fred Brooks Jr is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy 1935-1962 attaining Captain
Served in WWII and Korean Wars

Frederick was born in 1911. He was the son of Fred Brooks and Alice Cavanaugh.^[1]

Fred graduated the US Naval Academy and was in the US Navy from 1935-1962. Served on the USS Borie and USS Mustin.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

In 1937, he married Elizabeth Catherine Edwards.^[6]

1. Frederick Wilder III b. 1940^[7]

He passed away in 1997.^{[8][9][1][10]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, database (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 23 Jan 2020) Ancestry Record 2441 #14385714 Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Name: Frederic Brooks Birth Date: 7 May 1911 Death Date: 28 Dec 1997 SSN: 562543450 Branch 1: NAVY Enlistment Date 1: 6 Jun 1935 Release Date 1: 30 Jun 1962
2. ↑ U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Register of Alumni. 1956. Page 333 Brooks, Frederic Wilder B-N.M. A-N.M. Capt. CR. US Navy Grp.-Jammat, APO 206-A, PM N.Y., N.Y
3. ↑ United States Navy. Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty (US Government Printing Office) 1938 Page 206
4. ↑ United States Navy. Navy Directory (US Government Printing Office) 1939 Pages 13 and 25
5. ↑ United States Navy. Navy Directory (US Government Printing Office) 1942. Page 182
6. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JB-GLR : 8 December 2017), Frederic Wilder Brooks and Elizabeth Catherine Edwards, 09 Jun 1937; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,022.
7. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGL-GG7 : 1 January 2015), Frederick Wilder J Brooks in entry for Frederic Wilder Iii Brooks, 13 Sep 1940; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR7-K7J : 13 June 2019), Frederic W Brooks, 1997.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMMG-VZ3 : 20 May 2014), Frederic W Brooks, 15 Dec 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, database (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 23 Jan 2020) Ancestry Record 8750 #413881 National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. Name: Frederic W Jr Brooks Service Info.: CAPT US NAVY WORLD WAR II, KOREA Birth Date: 7 May 1911 Death Date: 29 Dec 1997 Interment Date: 21 Jan 1998 Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: C/O Director Fort Myer, VA 22211 Buried At: Section 15e Site 9

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VG-YBC : accessed 1 February 2020), Frederick W Brooks, Jr in household of Frederick W Brooks, Cimarron, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing ED 19, sheet 7B, line 57, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1075; FHL microfilm 1,821,075.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1B-G7T : accessed 1 February 2020), Fred Brooks Jr. in household of Fred W Brooks, Cimarron, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 6B, line 69, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 2,341,128.

See Also:

• JAMMAT on Wikipedia
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