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Ernest Linwood Oak
1894–1959 · Male · died at 65
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- Documented military service (Confirmed)
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Overview
Ernest Linwood Oak1894–1959Natalie Radcliffe1892–1970Wife
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Service
World War I · Army · 1918–1919 Confirmed
Corporal, Co. A, 73rd Infantry.
- Maine, U.S., Military Index, 1917-1920: Ernest L. Oak, born at Skowhegan, residence Gardiner, serial number 3162447; inducted at Waterville on 25 July 1918, corporal on 20 November 1918, Co. A, 73rd Infantry, no overseas service, honorably discharged on demobilization 17 January 1919.
- World War I draft registration card of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1 (registrar C. F. Johnson), 5 June 1917: born Skowhegan 5 June 1894, shoe-shop operator for R. P. Hazzard Co., single, with a widowed mother dependent on him; the registrar's report is on the other side.
In the story: World War I · Veterans of the family
Family
Parents
- Father: Charles Ansel Oak about 1849-1900
Likely evidence: show why
Why: His Maine marriage record (index) names his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York; he is Ernest L., 5, in the 1900 household.
Records:
- Maine marriage record of Ernest Linwood Oak, naming his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York (index)
- 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Maine, 68 Milburn St, Charles Oak household (index)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined.
- Mother: Nancy E. (York) Oak 1854–1918
Likely evidence: show why
Why: His Maine marriage record (index) names his mother Nancy York.
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined.
Wife: Natalie Radcliffe 1892–1970 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Life events
| Name | Ernest Linwood Oak Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His draft card gives his full name as Ernest Linwood Oak and he signed it so, and the 1960 application for his veteran's marker names him 'Oak, Ernest Linwood'. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
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| Born | 5 Jun 1894, Skowhegan, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His signed World War I draft card gives 5 Jun 1894 and Skowhegan, Maine, as his own answers, and the 1960 application for his veteran's marker repeats the date. Both are statements made long after the event, not a birth record. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Died | 11 SEP 1959 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His headstone in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, gives 11 Sep 1959 as his death, and the Veterans Administration master index gives the same date; the 1959-60 marker application agrees. None of them gives a place or cause. Records:
Review: assessed 10-05-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. · Confirmed (10-05-2026, saved records): Upgraded to Confirmed on his headstone and the Veterans Administration index. · Likely (09-25-2026, research): The 1959-60 application for his veteran's marker gives his death as 11 Sep 1959. It is a later administrative form; it gives no place or cause, and no death record has been seen. |
| Buried | Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The 1959-60 application for his veteran's marker names Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, as the place of the grave for which the marker was requested. No burial record or grave photograph has been seen, and the form does not show that the marker was set. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Also recorded as | Ernest L Oak |
| Residence | 1900, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA Image: 1900 United States Federal Census · Image: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 · Image: World War I draft registration card of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1 (registrar C. F. Johnson), 5 June 1917: born Skowhegan 5 June 1894, shoe-shop operator for R. P. Hazzard Co., single, with a widowed mother dependent on him; the registrar's report is on the other side. |
| Description | Described by the registrar as tall and slender, with dark blue eyes and brown hair, and no disability noted, 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The registrar's report on the back of his draft card; the registrar's own observation. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Draft registration | Registered for the World War I draft at Precinct 1 on his 23rd birthday, giving his home as Gardiner; he said he was a natural-born citizen and single, with no earlier military service, named a widowed mother as solely dependent on him, and claimed no exemption, 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His signed draft registration card and the registrar's report on its back. These are his answers on the day; the card does not name his mother. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Occupation | Shoe-shop operator for R. P. Hazzard Co., 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His draft registration card gives his occupation as 'Operator, Shoe Shop' and his employer as R. P. Hazzard Co., Gardiner. Nothing here shows his work after 1917. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Military service | Served in the U.S. Army, in Company A, 73rd Infantry, BET 25 JUL 1918 AND 17 JAN 1919 |
| Military service | Served in the U.S. Army, in Company A, 73rd Infantry; promoted to corporal on 20 Nov 1918; no overseas service; honorably discharged on demobilization, 25 Jul 1918 - 17 Jan 1919 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The Maine military index, taken from the state's 1929 roster of Maine in the military service, gives his induction at Waterville on 25 Jul 1918, promotion to corporal on 20 Nov 1918, service in Company A, 73rd Infantry, no overseas service, and an honorable discharge on demobilization on 17 Jan 1919. The Veterans Administration master index independently gives the same end date (17 Jan 1919) for Ernest Linwood Oak of Gardiner, with his death on 11 Sep 1959. His headstone in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, reads "Cpl Co A 73 Infantry, World War I", and the Maine Adjutant General's report lists "Oak, Ernest L." under Gardiner (p. 237). The 1959-60 marker application repeats the dates and the unit. Caveat: the index gives his birth month as January where his draft card, the Veterans Administration index and his headstone say June; that looks like an index slip. Records:
Review: assessed 10-05-2026; evidence: Image examined; Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. Earlier: Likely (10-05-2026, editorial review): Downgraded from Confirmed: the cited marker application is an after-death administrative form; no contemporary service or discharge record has been seen. Matches the published story's own Likely framing (CLAUDE-REVIEW-2026-10-05.md). · Confirmed (10-05-2026, saved records): Upgraded to Confirmed on the 1929 Maine roster entry, the Veterans Administration index and his headstone. |
| Residence | 1920, Gardiner Ward 1, Kennebec, Maine Image: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 |
| Residence | 1923, Augusta; Gardiner; Hallowell; Waterville, Maine, USA |
| Residence | 1927, Augusta; Gardiner; Hallowell, Maine, USA |
| Residence | 1935, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine |
| Residence | 1 APR 1940, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States |
| Veteran's marker | A flat bronze veteran's marker with a Latin cross was requested for Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner; the application was signed on 2 Feb 1960 and verified on 3 Mar 1960, and the marker was ordered from McGann Bronze Inc. of Somerville, Massachusetts, for shipment to the Amesbury-White Co. of Gardiner, 1959-1960, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The front of the Quartermaster Corps application, with its office stamps. It records the request and the order only; whether the marker was delivered and set is not shown. Records:
Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Residence | Kennebec, Maine |
Record images
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Government headstone of Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine: "Ernest Linwood Oak / Maine / Cpl Co A 73 Infantry / World War I," with the dates June 5, 1894 and Sept. 11, 1959.1894-1959 · photograph
1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine: Charles A. Oak (50) with Nancy Oak and son Ernest L. Oak.1900
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine, World War period, vol. II, p. 237: the continued list of persons credited to Gardiner in federal service, including the entry "Oak, Ernest L."1917-1920 (roster) · p. 237
Maine, U.S., Military Index, 1917-1920: Ernest L. Oak, born at Skowhegan, residence Gardiner, serial number 3162447; inducted at Waterville on 25 July 1918, corporal on 20 November 1918, Co. A, 73rd Infantry, no overseas service, honorably discharged on demobilization 17 January 1919.1918-07-25 to 1919-01-17 · index entry
U.S. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940: Ernest Linwood Oak, record type Military Service, born 5 June 1894, military date 17 January 1919, residence Gardiner, Maine, death date 11 September 1959.1919-01-17 · index entry
Ernest Linwood Oak's government headstone, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine: "MAINE / CPL CO A 73 INFANTRY / WORLD WAR I."1959
1900 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
World War I draft registration card of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1 (registrar C. F. Johnson), 5 June 1917: born Skowhegan 5 June 1894, shoe-shop operator for R. P. Hazzard Co., single, with a widowed mother dependent on him; the registrar's report is on the other side.
Sources
- Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Transcription Birth
Source Citation: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 18… - Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Transcription Birth
Source Citation: Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll #: 41 - U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 Burials and memorials Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth, Burial, Death, Military service
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Military Viewable scan Transcription Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Kennebec; Roll: 1653910; Draft Board: 2 - 1900 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Transcription Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine; Roll: 600; Page: 11A; Enumeration Dis… - 1920 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Transcription Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Gardiner Ward 1, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 3B; Enume… - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Directories and public records Viewable scan Transcription Residence
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Directories and public records Viewable scan Transcription Residence
- 1940 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Transcription Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T627_1480; Page: 6B; Enumeration…
Research sources
- 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Maine, 68 Milburn St, Charles Oak household (index) Census
- Headstone of Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine: "MAINE / CPL CO A 73 INFANTRY / WORLD WAR I", June 5 1894 and Sept 11 1959 Burials and memorials
- Maine marriage record of Ernest Linwood Oak, naming his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York (index) Birth, marriage and death records
- Maine, U.S., Military Index, 1917-1920 (index of the 1929 Roster of Maine in the Military Service): Ernest L. Oak, Gardiner. Induction 25 Jul 1918 at Waterville; corporal 20 Nov 1918; Company A, 73rd Infantry; no overseas service; honorable discharge on demobilization 17 Jan 1919 Military
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Period of the World War, 1917-1919, vol. II (Augusta, 1929): 'List of Persons Credited to Maine in Federal Service' by town, and Officers' Roster. Entries read: Waterville p. 378 'Russell, Bert V.'; Officers' Roster p. 86 'Russell, Bert, 1st Lt; Inf.'; Madison p. 276 'Foss, Henry L.'; Gardiner p. 237 'Oak, Ernest L.' Other documents view at Internet Archive (item reportofadjutant02main)
- U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960 Military view at Ancestry
- U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 (National Archives, Record Group 15): Ernest Linwood Oak, military service, military date 17 Jan 1919, died 11 Sep 1959 Military
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225) Military view at Ancestry
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