. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . in Brooklyn,N. Y., on October 19, 1865. After a pub-lic school education he entered CornellUniversity, graduating in 1 888, afterspecializing in mechanical and electricalengineering. He was for nine years withthe electrical engineering firm of Sargent& Lannelly. He was at Fort Sheridanwith the 1 08th Engineers, then went tothe Fort Leavenv^orth Engineering Schooland later to Camp Sherman at Chilicothe,Mo., where he received overseas sailed on December 3, 1917, as acasual officer. Upon arrival in Francehe
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . in Brooklyn,N. Y., on October 19, 1865. After a pub-lic school education he entered CornellUniversity, graduating in 1 888, afterspecializing in mechanical and electricalengineering. He was for nine years withthe electrical engineering firm of Sargent& Lannelly. He was at Fort Sheridanwith the 1 08th Engineers, then went tothe Fort Leavenv^orth Engineering Schooland later to Camp Sherman at Chilicothe,Mo., where he received overseas sailed on December 3, 1917, as acasual officer. Upon arrival in Francehe was assigned to Advance Depot No. I,Is-sur-Tille, where he had charge of partof the construction work. On March 26,1918, he v^as taken down with pneumonia,and transferred to the hospital at Dijon,where he died four days later. CaptainBrooks was married on December 21,1885. Besides his widow, Mrs. Ellen , 4809 Sheridan Road, Chicago, heis survived by his parents, Rear Admiraland Mrs. William B. Brooks, of QuakerNeck, Chestertown, Md. i>r2a Capt. HENRY W. BROOKS. BORN OCTOUER IDIED MARCH 30, 52 xriE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION SECOND LIEUTENANT JAMES GEORGE BROPHY Company E, 360th Infantry, Ninetieth Division. Died on September 28, 1918, at Base Hospital No. 5 1, from wounds received in action during the St. Mihiel Offensive. JAMES BROPHY
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