World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Leslie Oberg
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Doylestown, Ohio
Honored By
The Oberg Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD THE USS CHINCOTEAGUE AVP-24 AS GUNNERY AND PERSONNEL OFFICER IN NEW GUINEA, PALAU AND IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.