World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orlan Emmett Okes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dunns, West Virginia
Honored By
Lonnie L. Okes, Jr.
Relationship
Brother
HE LEFT FOR FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY MARCH 11, 1943. DISCHARGED AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY ON DECEMBER 25, 1945. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. SERVED AT FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA. LANDED IN NEW CALEDONIA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BECAME A REPLACEMENT AT GUADALCANAL. LANDED IN BOUGAINVILLE. SERVED IN NEW HEBRIDES, NEW GUINEA AND THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. LANDED AT LINGAYEN GULF LUZON, PHILIPPINES ON JANUARY 9, 1945 WITH THE 37TH DIVISION TAKING MANILA. HE THEN SERVED AT BAGUIO IN NORTHERN LUZON.