Ettry Jackson Oates
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Growing up in Mexia, Ettry Oates attended Mexia High School. Afterwards, he started studies in September 1938 at the Texas Technological College in Lubbock. He enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942 and completed his basic training at Randolph Field, Texas in March 1943. After completing his pilot training he was sent overseas and assigned on 2 October 1944 to the 55th Fighter Group / 338th Fighter Squadron. He served in that unit until 6 July 1945, flying on 57 missions. Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lieutenant on 28 November 1944 and to Captain on 13 April 1945. Transferred to the 78th Fighter Group on 6 July 1945. He was back in the US in September 1945 and after a 30-day leave, spent at his home in Austin, Texas with wife Janelle and 2-year old son Harvey Randall, he reported to Fort Sam Houston, Texas for reassignment.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, United States | 28 April 1920 | the only child of Ettry M. and Aline J. Oates |
Enlisted |
Dallas, Texas, United States | 9 April 1942 | As a Private in the Air Corps. Assigned post-war to the 78th FG. Flew all his missions with the 55th FG/338th FS |
Died |
Dallas, Tarrant County, United States | 23 September 1966 | |
Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, United States | |||
Buried |
Ft Sam Houston Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
Revisions
NARA files verified Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- WWW.55th.org roster;
- Unit roster on page 134 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry
NARA WW II Enlistment records
www.station131.co.uk
1940 US Census records
Social Security Death Index