World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hilbert 'Junior' M. Oakley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nicholson, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF ROBERT HALLET CREW. THEY WERE CREDITED WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF FIVE ENEMY FIGHTERS IN AERIAL COMBAT OVER RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, OCTOBER 12, 1943. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR.