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OATES, Frederick Jr - Date of
birth
14 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Greenwood, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1053281 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 22 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred Oates (father)
Edith Oates (mother)
Myrtle E. Oates (sister)
Thelma F. Oates (sister)
Wilma E. Oates (wife)
More information
1st Lt. Frederick Oates enlisted on 16 September 1940 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island in the Coast Artillery Corps.He attended 1 year of high school and was a semiskilled motor vehicles mechanic before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Army Enlistment Records / Rhode Island Birth Index / 1920/1930 Census
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