AURTHUR S. OAKES
T. Sergeant

 

 

 

Entered service July 15, 1942.

Trained at Camp Monmouth, N.J.

Assigned to Signal Corps.

Served at Australia; New Guinea; Good Enqah Island; Okinawa…

Wounded…Date of discharge January 11, 1946.

New Milford in World War II
Teresa M. Martin
Copyright May 30, 1947

 

NEW GUINEA - 1943: Australian soldiers and crews manning American made light tanks moving forward during the final push to drive the Japanese from Buna, New Guinea.

 

 

 

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