World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Lockridge Oates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1941, TRAINED IN LOUISIANA AND KANSAS. SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT IN PUERTO RICO, CANAL ZONE, SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AMERICAN DEFENSE, AND AMERICAN THEATER RIBBONS WITH SIX STARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED IN 1945.