Template:Did you know nominations/Robert H. Brooks (soldier)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:06, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Robert H. Brooks (soldier)

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... that the Army only learned that Robert H. Brooks was African-American after his death? Source: [1]
- ALT1: ... that Robert H. Brooks passed as a white man to join an all-white unit? Source: [2]
- ALT2: ... that Robert H. Brooks was the first American tanker killed in World War II? Source: [3]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tan Kue Kim

Created by Lettler (talk). Self-nominated at 19:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Robert H. Brooks (soldier); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

Freely licensed: - na
Used in article: - NA
Clear at 100px: - NA

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

While Earwig shows a 20% similarity with this source, it is mostly because of a properly cited and appropriately used quotation. No issue. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:15, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Really interesting article Lettler, I have just a minor comment about sourcing. Ref #1 and #2 differ on where he was born. Ref #2 says Brooks was born in MacFarland in 1915, and grew up in Sadieville while Ref #1 says Sadieville. Just something that should be rectified but not something that will deter this DYK from passing. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:15, 20 February 2024 (UTC)