The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Tauno Oliver Brooks
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
August 7, 1952
Captain Brooks was the navigator of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On August 7, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.