Name:
Virgil D. Brooks
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36130924
Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-26
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Plot:
L
Row:
9
Grave:
85
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Virgil D. Brooks was born in 1920 in Ohio. He served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private First Class during World War II. Virgil died on April 26, 1945 and is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He was one of the American paratroopers who fought successfully on Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison in February 1945.