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Col John Calvin Oakes

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Col John Calvin Oakes Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
11 Nov 1950 (aged 79)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 2 SITE E 128
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Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1897. In 1899, he commanded Company B of the Army's one battlion of Engineers and campaigned over North Luzon during the close of the organized rebellion. Served in WWI with the 113th Engineers and 5th Engineers. Corps Area Engineer of the Second Corps Area at Governer's Island NY in 1922. Retired from active duty in 1927

Married Sue Murray Hawley of Galveston TX in 1902 and Myra Bingham Hendryx of Fernbank OH in 1912 following the death of his first wife in 1908

Father of Calvin Hawley Oakes Foreign Service Officer and Col John Cogswell Oakes USA Field Artillery
Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1897. In 1899, he commanded Company B of the Army's one battlion of Engineers and campaigned over North Luzon during the close of the organized rebellion. Served in WWI with the 113th Engineers and 5th Engineers. Corps Area Engineer of the Second Corps Area at Governer's Island NY in 1922. Retired from active duty in 1927

Married Sue Murray Hawley of Galveston TX in 1902 and Myra Bingham Hendryx of Fernbank OH in 1912 following the death of his first wife in 1908

Father of Calvin Hawley Oakes Foreign Service Officer and Col John Cogswell Oakes USA Field Artillery

Inscription

COLONEL CORPS OF ENGINEERS
UNITED STATES ARMY



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  • Maintained by: SsjD
  • Originally Created by: Jay Kelly
  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44833378/john_calvin-oakes: accessed ), memorial page for Col John Calvin Oakes (29 Oct 1871–11 Nov 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44833378, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by SsjD (contributor 48849350).