https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d38f54b3d5305e02ae6d4525e3dd36f3.jpg 78c2d69ccb14586b8d83b9f314f62325 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4ae9ddce7fd05dd1d632065099564ea4.jpg fd3446c37f5028836e22257c7fbcb30f https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/521182c87c14ce55d2b6c8e220ece41e.jpg 6b22707c96beeb7a09935a63e9d6933a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Brooks First and Middle Name Philip Clay VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Nicknames or Other Names Phil Hometown Staunton, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes County and/or State Augusta County, Virginia Place of residence before death: 714 Maple Ave. Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 Birth Date April 27th, 1896 Birthplace Staunton, Virginia Death Date May 8th, 1989. Spouse(s) Sue Harris Brooks (Aug. 16th, 1895-June 14th, 1981). Died of “generalized Atherosclerosis.” Suffered from hypertension, which is high blood pressure. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Went to Fishborne Military School in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia . Additional Notes Place of Residence in 1942: Augusta, Virginia. Suffered from metastatic transitional cell CA bladder, a form of bladder cancer. Suffered from Renal insufficiency (Kidney Failure). Buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia. Bibliography Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 December 2017), memorial page for Philip Clay Brooks (27 Apr 1896–8 May 1989), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39105644, citing Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by JMB (contributor 46947904) . Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Fought in WWII. Contributing Researchers Gillian Barth Cause of Death Respiratory Failure Place of Death 1649 W. Beverly Street, Staunton, Virginia Parents William A. Brooks (Father) (abt. 1869-?) Mary Sue Smith (Mother) (1872-?) Occupation Last occupation was a coach-instructor at a military school. Children Philip Oliver Brooks (22 May 1931-?) Married Rebecca Allen Heishman on June 13th, 1960. Divorced Rebecca Allen Heishman on May 14th, 1969. Married Elizabeth Octavia Kiblinger on May 7th, 1970. Place of Residence listed on marriage certificate in 1970: 600 S. Magnolia Ave., Waynesboro, Virginia. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooks, Philip Clay