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SIGNALMAN THIRD CLASS
ENLOW D. OAKES had lived in Camden NJ before the war, at 728 Washington
Street. He worked as a fireman for the Pennsylvania Railroad, before
enlisting in the United States Navy on March 11, 1942. Friends in Camden
last heard from him in the summer of 1943, where he was serving with
amphibious forces.
Enlow Oakes was reported
missing in action on September 15, 1943. On that day, two Land
Craft, Tank ships, the LCT(5)-19 and the LCT(5)-41 were sunk off
Salerno, Italy. It is likely that Enlow Oakes was serving on one or the
other of these craft. His loss was reported in the November 39, 1943
edition of the Camden Courier-Post. He was declared dead on September
16, 1944.
Enlow Oakes was survived
by his mother, Mrs. Anna J. Oakes, of Durant MA.
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