The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Norman E Brooks

840thRadio Operator

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Army serial number
33551776
Rank
SSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (6 July 1944)
Hometown
BALTIMORE MD; Baltimore MD; Baltimore, MD
Also written
Norman Brooks
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 136, 180
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1048SSGT
6 July 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1606TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 3 · 15 July 1944
5. Radar Navigator
Wilson, Robert I. 2nd Lt. 0700793
Claud H. Wilson, father,
519 W. Reservoir Blvd.,
Peoria, Illinois.
6. Engineer
Norton, Laurence T. T/Sgt. 34290363 Edward Norton, Sr., father
4010 Clayton Drive,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- 7. Asst Engineer
Brothers, Lenard M. s/Sgt. 18182382
Arie Lee Brothers, mother,
1911 Ave. M, Lubbock, Tex.
8. Radio Operator
Brooks, Norman E. Jr. T/Sg
33551776
Ida G. Brooks, mother,
723 E. Belvidere Ave.,
Baltimore, Maryland.
9. Arloorer Gunner
Burney, Russell W. S/Sgt. 39276287 Cloys Reed Burney, father,
4542-35th St. San Diego,
California. RTO
10. Asst Armorer Gunn. Dowers, Roy J.
s/Sgt. 38467886
Mary Willie Bowers,
mother, Route 3, RXD
McAlester, Oklahoma.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIR-
GRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COLUMOI TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
Last
Saw
NAI/E IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio
Sighted Crash Forced Landing
1. Theodore Diamond
Ist Lt.
0695015
X
2. William W. Willians
I/Sct.
39283996
X
3. John C. Gibson
s/Sgt.
19003166
x
12.
IF PERSOMNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(X)
Parachutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
) Any other reason (specify)
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO MIS REPORT, EITHER AEKIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXINATE TOCATION WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. Attached.
11. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRGUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANY, AND GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HERE: (If no swarch, so state, giving reason) None. Crew MIA in
enemy occupied territory.
Date of this Report: 17 July 1944.
M.L.Chen
W. L. LINN,
Ma jor, Air Corps,
4 Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 - Statement of Lt. Diamond
Incl 3 - Statement of I/Sgt. Williams
Incl 4 - Statement of s/Sgt. Gibson
C
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National Archives, MACR 6826, page 3 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 18 · 15 July 1944
APPPA- 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of crew member:
BROOKS, Lee C.
6826
Rank:
2nd LL.
Serial number:
026156
Position: Crew (Bomber) Navigator
Did he bail out?
Where?
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to'or at time of loss of plane :
Was he injured?
Where was he when last seen?
Any hearsay information:
Source :
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Total number of missions of above crew member :
Dates and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 6826, page 18 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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