World War II Honoree

Walter G. Oakes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Olympia, Washington

Honored By

Jeanne H. Oakes

Relationship

Wife

MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED JANUARY 25, 1945 TO DECEMBER 17, 1947. ATTENDED BASIC ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI AND MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT TRAINING AT MELVILLE, RHODE ISLAND. ASSIGNED TO THE USS LANDER APA-178, NOVEMBER 1945 TO JANUARY 1946, WHEN THE SHIP WAS DECOMMISSIONED. FINAL ASSIGNMENT FLAG ALLOWANCE CINCPAC (COMMANDER IN CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET) AT PEARL HARBOR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA VICTORY MEDAL.