What is Lawrence Brooks (American veteran)?
[[File:Lawrence-Brooks.jpg|thumb|Military photo]] '''Lawrence Brooks''' (September 12, 1909 – January 5, 2022) was an American veteran of the [[United States Army]]. He was the oldest living man in the United States. A [[supercentenarian]], he was the oldest known American [[World War II]] veteran.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ettinger|first=Zoë|date=September 12, 2020|title=The oldest US World War II veteran received more than 10,000 birthday cards from around the world for his 111th birthday|work=[[Insider Inc.]]|url=https://www.insider.com/oldest-us-world-war-ii-vet-lawrence-brooks-111-2020-9|url-status=live|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210531011814/https://www.insider.com/oldest-us-world-war-ii-vet-lawrence-brooks-111-2020-9|archive-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> He was born in [[Norwood, Louisiana]]. Brooks died on January 5, 2022, in his [[New Orleans]] home, at the age of 112.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2022/01/05/oldest-us-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-at-112-in-new-orleans/ |title=Oldest US World War II veteran dies at 112 in New Orleans|work= [[Marine Corps Times]]| date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist|2}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Lawrence}} [[Category:1909 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:African-American military personnel]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:African-American supercentenarians]] [[Category:People from New Orleans]] [[Category:Military people from Louisiana]]