World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Luther Vernon Oakes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Erwin, Tennessee
Honored By
Rachael Oakes Beascoechea
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS GUNNERS MATE ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS WASHINGTON. RECEIVED NINE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. BATTLES INCLUDE THOSE AT IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, TAIWAN, AND THE GILBERT ISLANDS. SERVED FROM JANUARY, 1941 TO JANUARY, 1945.