Glenn P. Brooks
Description
Colonel Glenn P. Brooks was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 28 December 1942, Class Number 129. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 317th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division, European Theater of Operations. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant G-1, Enl. Pers. Br., Headquarters 2nd Army, Fort Meade, Maryland; Intelligence Officer, Tech, Br. Prod. Div. and Chief, Mil. Proc. Sec. Admin. Div., OACSI, Washington, D.C.; Military Geographer, OUSARMA, Caracas, Venezuela; Battalion Commanding Officer, 1st Armored Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Member J-1, Pers. Div., Jt. Staff, USA ELM, OJCS (5400), Washington, D.C; Chief, ARSEC, USARM EL US MIL GP, Argentina; P.M.S., Marion Military Inst., USA ROTC, Fort Riley, Kansas. | His awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry badge, Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge, Honor Merit Badge Government of Venezuela. | Military schools attended include: Armor Officer Advanced Course, Air Command and General Staff Course. | Colonel Brooks holds a MS Degree from the University of Illinois, Champaigne, Illinois.