caption laterwork branch commands relations death_date death_place birth_place awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname placeofburial rank image article_title name
edward h. brooks engineering banking united states 20px 20px army -lrb- acting -rrb- 20px v corps 20px vi corps second 20px 2nd armored division 20px 11th armored division united states army 20px third united states john kilby smith -lrb- 3rd great-grandfather -rrb- 10 october 1978 concord , new hampshire concord , new hampshire distinguished silver star -lrb- 2 -rrb- legion of merit -lrb- 2 service -rrb- bronze star cross distinguished service medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- place of burial world war i world war ii korean war 25 april 1893 ted arlington national cemetery 50px lieutenant general ltg formal military portrait.jpg -lrb- usa -rrb- edward h. brooks , final edward h. brooks
 edward h. brooks
edward h. brooks

edward hale brooks -lrb- april 25 , 1893 -- october 10 , 1978 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army , a veteran of world war i and world war ii , and commander of the u.s. second army during the korean war .
he received the distinguished service cross for heroism as a young officer in world war i and commanded the 2nd armored division `` hell on wheels '' during the normandy invasion as well as the vi corps during the subsequent defeat of german forces in world war ii .
