Paul Laverne Oakes, Jr

First Lieutenant
A CO, 3RD BN, 60TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV
Army of the United States
30 January 1941 - 19 June 1968
Atlantic, IA
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9 INF DIV


60TH INF RGT


Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service,          Vietnam Campaign
Paul L Oakes

Combat Infantry

The database page for Paul Laverne Oakes, Jr

Paul had a choice assignment with the US Army Recuiting Service, Omaha, NE., when he applied for and completed OCS. He was assigned to a Platoon in the Mekong Delta and within a couple of weeks he was gone.

A combined honor guard of all the Military Recruiting Services in Omaha attended his funeral and Interment in the "Field of Glory," at the Atlantic, Iowa, cemetery. To this day, 34 years later, I can still see Paul Sr's face as he accepted the folded flag and I can still hear those words, "On behalf of a grateful nation ... "

Paul was and remains a true American hero, one who made a choice to do what he felt was right. We who served with him will remember him, along with all of the others with whom we fought alongside in that war.

From a dear friend,
Gordon D. French, USAF, Retired
flic5180@earthlink.net  
12 Nov 2002

16 Nov 2002

Paul L Oakes
1Lt Paul Oakes, High school Graduation, 1959

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Paul Oakes and his friends just after basic training, May 1960

Photos courtesy of Mick and Lorretta Barringer
mickb@metc.net





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