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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Earl Howard Oaks

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gustavus Township, Ohio

Honored By

Kevin Oaks

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. AFTER TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AMERICAL DIVISION (23RD INFANTRY DIVISION) AND SHIPPED OUT TO THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION IN EARLY 1944. HE WAS IN SEVERAL BATTLES, ISLAND HOPPED AND FOUGHT ALONG SIDE MANY U.S. MARINES DURING HIS SERVICE. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AFTER THE END OF WWII.