Akers Jr. , Arthur Edward

Rank and Name, Corporal Arthur Edward Akers Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 314^th Infantry Regiment, 79^th Infantry Division “the Cross of Lorraine”.

Arthur is born approx. on 24 September 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Father, Arthur Akers.

Mother, Josephine (Wilson) Akers.

Sister(s), Elizabeth C. Akers.

Brother(s), Leonard Akers.

Arthur enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 33317507.

Artur was KIA in the fights over La Haye-du-Puits, France on July 6, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Arthur is buried/mentioned at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial,

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com