| Name | Military Picture | WAR | Branch | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oates, James | REV | Army | Son of Joseph Oates. Captain, First Company 1766 | |
| Oates, Jethro | REV | Army | Son of Joseph Oates. Commissioned Ensign (2nd Lt.) 1761-1765 | |
| Oates, John | REV | Army | Son of Joseph Oates. Captain 1764 | |
| Oates, Jesse | 1812 | Army | Son of , 4th Sgt. Rifleman, 1st Company, N.C. Troops. Dated and detached from Cumberland Regiment, 4-10-1812. | |
| Oates, Archibald | CW | CSA Army | son of Temperance and Stephen Oates Jr. Born 1825 in S.C. 21st Alabama Conscripts Co. G. Was captured at Ft Gaines, Battle of Mobile Bay. Died of typhoid 10/8/64 at St Louis Hosp, New Orleans, La. | |
| Oates, David W. | CW | CSA Army | 1st. Lt.; wounded and captured near Deep Bottom, VA on July 28, 1864. Held as a POW in Washington D.C. prison until 6-17-1865. | |
| Oates, James C. | CW | CSA Army | Private, enlisted in 1861 | |
| Oates, James H. | CW | CSA Army | Private, enlisted in 1861 | |
| Oates, James L. | CW | CSA Army | James Oates line. Texas. Died on June 23, 1863. | |
| Oates, Jethro D. |  | CW | CSA Army | Son of Jethro and Nancy (Bradshaw) Oates. B1841. Sergeant. Enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 as a Private, Company A, Regiment 61, Infantry |
| Oates, John A. (brother of Col. William C. Oates) | CW | CSA Army | James Oates line. 1st Lt., Co. G, 15th Alabama. Click to read about John A. Oates, "No brothers loved each other more" Gettysburg Battle. Died on July 25, 1863 at Gettysburg. Message left on "Oates' Rock" | |
| Oates, William Calvin |  | CW | CSA Army | James Oates line. Colonel, 15th Alabama. Fought against Col. Joshua Chamberlain in Battle of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. The two are the subject of several books on Gettysburg. Later, William C. Oates became Governor of Alabama and a US Congressman. "Gettysburg--The Battle on the Right." By Colonel Wm. C. Oates, of Alabama. WC Oates Links |
| Martin, Giles | CW | CSA Army | Brother-in-law of Jethro William Oates, Rt. 1, Faison....Born in Wayne County, N.C.. Private, CSA. Enlisted at age 22, June 17, 1861. | |
| Martin, William Bryant |  | CW | CSA Army | Jethro Oates line. Brother-in-law of Jethro William Oates. Born in Wayne County, North Carolina. Private, CSA. Enlisted at age 22, June 17, 1861. He was wounded at South Mountain, Maryland, September 14, 1862, and died from wounds on October 16, 1862. Battlefield Letter |
| Oates, Jesse | CW | CSA Army | son of James Seavy and Mary M. Oates. Died in CSA 1863 | |
| Oates, Stephen Henry | CW | CSA Army | son James Seavy and Mary M. Oates wounded in CSA | |
| Oates, John Charles | Indian Wars | James Oates line. | ||
| Oates, James Arthur |  | WWI | Army | Jethro Oates line. Son of Jethro David and Minnie Martin Oates. Served in France. Also served in Mexico |
| Oates, Leon Garland |  | WWI | Army | Jethro Oates line. Son of Jethro David and Minnie Martin Oates. |
| Oates, Stephen Hulon | WWI | Army | son of Steven Henry Oates and Margaret Pierson and grandson of James Seavy Oates and Mary M. Oates was Killed in France WW1 | |
| Jones, Eddis (deceased) |  | WWII | Navy | Husband of Hilda Oates Jones. Mar 1944 - Jan 1946. Stationed at Admiralty Island, near New Guinea. Was a Navy welder on an ABSD-2 Floating Dry dock. Facility repaired Navy vessels assigned to the Pacific Fleet. |
| Oates, Richard Aaron |  | WWII | Army | Son of Jethro David Oates and Minnie Martin Oates, Rt. 1 Faison |
| Oates, Agnes (Marshall) (deceased) |  | WWII | Army | Later, wife of John Martin Oates, Jr. Agnes achieved the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp. in 1944. Unknowing to Agnes, her future husband, John Martin Oates, Jr., (Jack), at that time was stationed on New Caledonia, South Pacific. |
| Oates, Herbert Koseuth (deceased) |  | WWII | Navy | Son of Jethro David and Minnie Martin Oates. Gunner's Mate. Herbert served on a PT Boat. He spent time in Italy, Bermuda, and other locations. |
| Oates, Hugh F. |  | WWII | Army | Son of Blanche and John Martin Oates Sr. 1945-1946, Cpl., Stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. |
| Oates, Jethro David (J.D.), Jr. (deceased) |  | WWII | Navy | Son of Dorothy and Jethro Oates. Rank: Coxswain |
| Oates, Joe T. (deceased) |  | WWII | Army | Son of Laura and Edwin Oates. Oct 1942-duration, Sgt., Mess. Stationed in Europe. Fought against the advancing German Army during the Battle of the Bulge. |
| Oates, John E. |  | WWII | Army | Son of Laura and Edwin Oates. 1941-1946, Cpl., Stationed in the Pacific. Was awarded the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action against the Japanese in the Philippines. John E. Oates' Silver Star |
| Oates, John M. (Jack) |  | WWII | Army | Son of Blanche and John Martin Oates Sr. Oct 1942- 1946, Cpl. in chemical warfare unit. Stationed in New Caledonia, Manila, and Kobe, Japan. Jack Oates' WWII Pacific Photo Album |
| Oates, John William Oates |  | WWII | Army | Son of Blanche and John Martin Oates Sr. 1943-1946, Cpl., Stationed in France. After the war ended in Europe was sent to Manila and then to Nagoya, Japan. John William Oates' WWII PhotoAlbum. |
| Oates, Luther Eugene | WWII | Navy | Son of James Arthur Oates and grandson of David and Minnie Oates. Served from 1945-1946 on the USS Burleigh APA 95. He was stationed in the Phillipines, Guam, and Panama Canal. | |
| Oates, Ralph B. |  | WWII | Army Air Corp | Son of Blanche and John Martin Oates Sr. 1943-end of war. Pvt. in Army Air Corp ground crew. Stationed in England |
| Oates, Steve Henry (KIA) | WWII | son of Robert Henry Oates and Beulah Garrett Died when his plane crashed in WW2 | ||
| Odom, Tatum | WWII | Army | Husband of Joyce Oates Odom (no details available) | |
| Smith, Philip C., Jr. | WWII | Navy | Husband of Laura (Jim) Oates Smith. LCdr. USN Ret. US Naval Academy - 1946. Served on aircraft carrier, Mindoro, CVE 120, for 32 months, then flight school at Pensacola, Fla. and Corpus Christie Texas. Flew in various squadrons for approximately 17 years. Stationed in Maine, Ohio, Hawaii, Bermuda, and other places. Deployed around the globe. Retired in 1966. Began a second career in Library Sciences at several colleges. After many years of living in many places around the country, Philip and Laura put their "flaps down" and made their "final landing" with retirement in Wilmington, N.C. Their e-mail address is appropriately, finelanding@prodigy.net | |
| Westbrook, John (deceased) | WWII | Army | Husband of Jean Oates Westbrook. Stationed in Miss. and Kansas. Honored as "Expert Marksman" | |
| Martin, Gene (deceased) |  | Korean War era | Husband of Margaret Oates Martin. (more details later) | |
| Oates, Norwood Keith | Korean War era | Army | Son of Richard Aaron and Mildred Grady Oates and grandson of David Jethro and Minnie Martin Oates. Served in the Army from 1/5/49 to 1/7/52. Discharged with rank of Sargeant. Successfully completed the Airborne Jump School at Fort Benning, Ga. in Sept 1949 and was assigned to 11TH Airborne Medical Battlion at Fort Campbell Ky. In August 1950 he was assigned to the 187TH Airborne Regimental Combat Team as a Medical Aidman and spent 10 months in Korea. He made combat parachute jumps behind enemy lines 10/20/50 and 3/23/51. He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, Purple Heart, Medical Badge, Parachute Badge, Meritorious Unit Citation and Korean Sv Medal w/4bz sv stars and arrowhead. After being discharged from the Army he completed High School and graduated from N. C. State University in 1959 with a B. S. Degree in Engineering. | |
| Oates, Robert (Bob) L. |  | Korean War era | Army | Son of Laura and Edwin Oates. 1950-1952, Pvt. |
| Oates, Sam (deceased) |  | Korean War era | Army | Son of Laura and Edwin Oates. 1951-1954, Pacific - Korea. Served on Cruiser Rochester |
| Burch, David Carroll (KIA) |  | Vietnam | Army | |
| Connell, Dan |  | Vietnam | Army | |
| McCullen, Cecil Dewey Jr. |  | Vietnam | Army | |
| McCullen, Richard | Vietnam | Air Force | ||
| Oates, Jethro David, III | Vietnam | |||
| Oates, Joe Thomas, Jr. (deceased) |  | Vietnam era | Air Force | |
| Oates, John Martin III |  | Vietnam era | Army | |
| Oates, Michael Oates | Vietnam | Army | ||
| Oates, Rudolph (Rudy) Owens | Vietnam era | Air Force | ||
| Oates, Tommy Gene (KIA) (1950-1969) | Vietnam | Army | "Jethro Oates line. Jethro David Oates/ Truman Oates/ Thomas Gordon Oates/ Army Infantry. Served in Vietnam. [KIA] (b1950-d1969) " |
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| Oates, William (Bill) Peter | | Vietnam | Army | |
| Riggle, Lawrence | Vietnam era | |||
| Riggle, George McCoy | Vietnam era | |||
| Oates, Lawson Scott |  | Post-VN | Navy Seal | |
| Oates, Stuart Randall (Randy) | Post-VN | Navy |