Arthur Brooks graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology before the war, and became an ACE during aerial combat and was credited with a total of 6 victories.
Sponsored by:
Arthur
Raymond
Brooks
November 1, 1895
–
July 16, 1991
Cemetery:
Saint Stephen’s Cemetery
Awards Received
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Distinguished Service Cross
Service:
United States Army Air ServiceRank:
Second Lieutenant (Air Service)Batallion:
22d Aero SquadronRegiment:
2d Pursuit GroupDivision:
American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
September 14, 1918
War Department, General Orders No. 123 (1918)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Second Lieutenant (Air Service) Arthur Raymond Brooks, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 22d Aero Squadron, 2d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., over Mars-la-Tour, France, 14 September 1918. When his patrol was attacked by 12 enemy Fokkers over Mars-la-Tour, 8 miles within the enemy lines, Second Lieutenant Brooks alone fought bravely and relentlessly with eight of them, pursuing the fight from 5, 000 meters to within a few meters of the ground, and though his right rudder control was out and his plane riddled with bullets, he destroyed two Fokkers, one falling out of control and the other bursting into flames.