World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Virgil Oberst
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Okeene, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN MAY, 1943. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, CAMP ROBERTS AT SAN MIGUEL, CALIFORNIA, AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA, AND CAMP CARSON AT COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. SAILED OVERSEAS AND LANDED IN FRANCE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, AND GERMANY. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN AUGUST, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.