WWII

Earl Oates

Rate / Rank
PFC

Birthdate
April 2 1922

Date of Death
May 15 1945

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 23 1942 - May 15 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Okinawa

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Company C, 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart (KIA Okinawa); Bronze Star Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

Notes

US Army service number 34-448-842. Brother of PFC Paul Elijah Oates US Army, Private Thomas E. Oates US Army, Private Frank Oswald, Jr. US Marine Corps and Construction Mechanic Third Class Uley JL Oates US Navy. Burial; Capel Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.