Monday, October 8, 2018

PVT Zelig Brooks

PVT Zelig Brooks was born 24 Aug 1893 in Novaridak, Russia now Belarus. He was inducted 4 May 1918 in Brooklyn, New York and assigned to 5th Company 58th Brigade 9-20 May 1918.  He was assigned to D Company 116th Infantry on 5 Jun 1918 and was killed in action while serving with that unit on 8 Oct 1918.

PVT Brooks is buried in Union Fields Cemetery in Ridgewood, New York.

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