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Personal info

Full name
OATES, Roy J
Date of birth
5 September 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
West Virginia
Hometown
Capon Bridge, Hampshire County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35746124
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ettelbruck, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 10 19

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Oates (father)
Emma V. Oates (mother)
Avis C. Oates (sister)
William J. Oates (brother)
Leona M. (McDonald) Oates (wife)

More information

Pfc Roy J. Oates was a truck driver before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Viriginia on 15 December 1942.

He had his training at Fort Knox, Fort Hancock and Camp Shanks.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Young American Patriots of West Virginia