World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William R. Oakes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
Honored By
The Oakes Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 161ST TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 9TH AIR FORCE AS A PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.