World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Lee Oakley, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Martinsville, Virginia
Honored By
Paula Lucy Delosh
PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY AS A GLIDER PILOT. FLEW U.S. AIRBORNE TROOPS INTO FRANCE. ALSO FLEW THE P-51 FIGHTER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL.