Oakeson, John L., 1932-
Oakeson (b.1932) served with the Marines during the Korean War as an infantryman and sniper.
After the Korean War, he earned a degree in industrial arts from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and got married. He later taught at Lake Holcombe, earned his Master's degree, and was a school principal in Glenwood City, at a Sauk City high school for thirteen years, and at a high school in the Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan School District. He eventually settled in Waunakee, Wisconsin.
From the description of Oral history interview with John L. Oakeson, 2000. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 65338041
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| creatorOf | Oakeson, John L., 1932-. Oral history interview with John L. Oakeson, 2000. | Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Hutton, Betty. | person |
| associatedWith | McIntosh, James F., 1923- | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Marine Corps | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Memorial Post #11244 (Waunakee, Wis.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wisconsin Veterans Museum. | corporateBody |
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