John Harry Oates

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26223.jpeg UPL 26223 John H Oates, as an aviation cadet.

US Official photograph, shared by user Tim Cook on Findagrave:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=135628335&PIpi=1…

Object Number - UPL 26223 - John H Oates, as an aviation cadet.

Killed in Action (KIA) 12 September 1944 in B-17 #44-6277.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-6277

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Santa Ana, CA, USA 19 March 1943

Died

12 September 1944

Born

Colorado, USA

Buried

Inglewood, CA, USA
Fresno County, CA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&cat=all&tf…

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135628335

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8862 / MACR 8862, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John Harry Oates: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 26223 - John H Oates, as an aviation cadet.

Object number: UPL 29919 - Front row L-R 2LT John H Oates, Pilot. 2LT John F...