The oldest US World War II veteran received more than 10,000 birthday cards from around the ...
Brooks served in the predominately Black 91st Engineer Battalion in New Guinea and the Philippines during the war./ The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, which has hosted Brooks' birthday for the past five years, had a social-distanced celebration with the veteran./ Brooks received more than 10,000 birthday cards from every US state and seven countries./ The oldest-known US World War II veteran celebrated his 111th birthday on Saturday. was born September 12, 1909, and went on to serve in the predominately Black 91st ...
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