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LT 1st Charles E. Brooks, Jr.
U.S. Marine Corp.







Sources:
- American Legion Post 146, Winthrop, Mass.
- National Archives Military Records: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from: Massachusetts - Page 5
- Check Six!: A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific - Google ebook preview

Charles E. Brooks, Jr. (1918-1945) - U.S. Marine Corp., WWII - was fighter pilot with Marine Fighting Squadron 313 (VMF-313). He flew a Corsair F4U-1D and was killed in action January 7, 1945 in the skies over Mindanao, the Philippines. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. He is buried in Winthrop Cemetery.
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Winthrop High School Class of 1935 - Echo Yearbook
Memorial location: Corner of Shirley Ave. and Shirley St.
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