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Brooks was a cavalry officer who became one of the Army's pioneering aviators, making the first non-stop flight to Hawaii from Oakland in 1927. He briefly assumed command of 2 Air
Force shortly after war broke out in the Pacific. He later served on the
Combined Chiefs of Staff in Washington, helping draft the Japanese instrument of surrender, before returning to the Pacific as commander of 11 Air Force in Alaska, where he led the final raid of the war on the Kuriles.
| 1891
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Born |
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| 1912 |
Second lieutenant |
Fort Ethan Allen |
| 1915 |
Flight training. Assigned to 1 Aero Squadron. |
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| 1924 |
Air Service Technical School |
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| 1925 |
Command and General Staff School |
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| 1926 |
Army War College |
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| 1927 |
War Department |
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| 1930 |
Colonel
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Commander, Clark Field |
| 1933 |
General Staff |
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| 1937 |
Commander, Air Corps Primary
Flying School, Randolph Field, Texas |
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| 1940 |
Major
general |
Commander, 4 Bombardment Wing |
| 1941-9-4 |
Commander, II Bomber Command, Fort George Wright |
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| 1941-12-19 |
Commander, 2 Air Force, Fort
George Wright |
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| 1942-5-15 |
Commander, II Ground Air Support
Command, Reno |
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| 1942-12-2 |
Commander, Newfoundland Base
Command |
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| 1944 |
Combined Chiefs of Staff |
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| 1945-6-22 |
Commander, 11 Air Force, Alaska |
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| 1945-12-21 |
Commander, Alaskan Air Command |
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| 1946 |
Retired for disability in the
line of duty |
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| 1975 |
Dies at Davis-Monthan AFB |
References
Arizona Daily Star (1976-1-1; accessed 2012-5-21)
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-7/14)
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