Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Howard Leeroy Brooks
Headstone of Howard Leeroy Brooks
U.S. Army · United States United States

Howard Leeroy Brooks

Sergeant First Class
1908 – 1965
4 wars 2 assignments

Sergeant First Class Howard Leeroy Brooks served in the U.S. Army for 17 years. Howard served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Howard was 57 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Army · 1942 – 1959

Highest rank

Sergeant First Class

Wars

World War IIKorean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1942 – 1948
U.S. Army
1948 – 1959
Conflicts
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 43
Grave 698
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 43

8,017 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Alice J DedrickGrave 699Clinton B DedrickGrave 699Blanche EasleyGrave 697Sampson EasleyGrave 697Raymond B MoloneyGrave 796Dennis F GuthrieGrave 700Clifford H BradyGrave 609Rose E EickholtGrave 797Kenneth J EickholtGrave 797Helyne K NadrowskiGrave 696Alfred L NadrowskiGrave 696William W WaddellGrave 795
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