Robert Ellsworth Brooks, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Danny Sell and Jonah Silverberg also interviewed the veteran.

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1974-1986

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

Navy Reserve

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Georgia; Pensacola, Florida; Texas; Camp Pendleton, California; Fort Riley, New Jersey; Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily; Asia; Panama Canal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Brooks also served in the Air Force, Army and the Marine Corps.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Katie Chanez

Interviewer:

Becca Davidson

Interviewer:

Josh McBride

Contributor:

Cathy Ahrens

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Bettendorf High School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/79536

Subjects:

Brooks Jr., Robert Ellsworth

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Robert Ellsworth Brooks, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/79536), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress