World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herman M. Oakes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP CALLAN AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; AND CAMP DAVIS AT WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND GERMANY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.