John Oakley
John Oakley died Oct 17, 2009 at age 89. He flew 51 combat missions as a member of the 301st in North Africa and Italy
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/21210 John Oakley Collection Biographical Information
Name: John A. Oakley Date of Birth: April 5, 1920 Place of Birth: Casa Grande, AZ Gender: Male Race: Unspecified Home State: NY War or Conflict: World War II, 1939-1946 Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1941-1945 Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps Unit of Service: 32nd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, 301st Bomb Group Location of Service: Bakersfield and March Field, California; Albuquerque and Alamogordo, New Mexico; Spokane, Washington; Richmond, Virginia; England; Algeria; Tunisia; Italy Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant Collection Information Type of Resource: Photograph: Digital print [5 items] Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history Donor Affiliation/Organization: Preferred Care Collection #: AFC/2001/001/21210 Subjects: Oakley, John World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives United States. Army Air Forces/Corps. Cite as: John Oakley Collection (AFC/2001/001/21210), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Sgt. John A Oakley was assigned to the 301st BG 32nd Squadron.
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Rank |
General Order |
Date |
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Award |
Ribbon & Device |
John Oakley |
T/Sgt |
206 |
04/12/1944 |
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AM/9OLC |
 
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John Oakley |
T/Sgt |
206 |
04/12/1944 |
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AM/8OLC |
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John Oakley |
T/Sgt |
206 |
04/12/1944 |
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AM/6OLC |
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John Oakley |
T/Sgt |
206 |
04/12/1944 |
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AM/7OLC |
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2-May-42 Cook 4/6/1943 John was listed on a roster of personnel assigned to the 301st Bombardment Group on this date, 6 April 1943, when they were awarded a Presidential Unit Citation (PUC).
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