Oakes, Berlin G. – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Private First Class Berlin G. Oakes.

Unit/Placed in, 28th Infantry Regiment ”Lions of Cantigny, 8th Infantry Division ”Pathfinder”.

Berlin was born approx. on 1913 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Father, James Lonzo Oakes.

Mother, Ethel Elizabeth (Winsett) Oakes.

Sisters, Eula Leonish , Lucile and Della D. Oakes.

Brothers, Clarence C. and Harlan C. Oakes.

Spouse, Nellie Gene Oakes.

Berlin enlisted the service at Georgia in Jan. 28, 1942 with service number # 34186698.

Berlin G. Oakes was a Private First Class/Soldier in the 28th Infantry Regiment.

Berlin was KIA in the town of Kerpen, Germany, in the fights with the defenders on March 3, 1945, he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Berlin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle,

Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.

Thanks to http://www.coachwyatt.com/blhistory.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1Q9-Q9Q

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano