Jerry Brook Papers, 1944

Title:

Jerry Brook Papers, 1944

Creator:

Brook, Herbert E., Mrs.

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2007.033 (m)

Object ID:

2007.033 (m)

Date:

1944

Physical Description:

1 folder; 1 letter and two photographs

Level of Description:

Collection

Scope and Content:

The Lieutenant Jerry Brook Papers, 1944, contain one letter, one envelope, and two pictures related to Lieutenant Jerry Brook of Newbury, NH. Brook served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was an artillery forward observer with a front line battalion and was killed during the Battle of Guam, Mariana Islands on the night of July 21, 1944. He friend and tent mate, Clifton Cormier, gathered his possessions and sent them to his home with a letter. In return, he received a letter from Mrs. Herbert E. Brook, mother of Jerry Brooks, which is included in the collection with the envelope. The letter is dated October 19, 1944. Mrs. Brook thanks Cormier for gathering Brook's possessions and returning them. The collection also includes two photographic prints. One print is a single snapshot of a sitting Lieutenant Jerry Brook. The second print is of seven men including Cormier and Brook, both in the second row. The other men in the print are Lieutenant Robert Rennie, Lieutenant Hensel, Lieutenant Wheeler, Captain James Leffers, and Lieutenant John Friday with his dog.

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 , World War, 1939-1945 -- Guam

Locations:

Newbury, NH
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

People:

Cormier, Clifton , Brook, Jerry , Rennie, Robert , Leffers, James , Friday, John , Brook, Herbert E., Mrs.

Credit Line:

Gift of Clifton J. Cormier.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Lieutenant Jerry Brooks Papers, 2007.033 (m). New Hampshrie Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.