Rank and Name,Seaman Second Class Thomas J.C.Akins.

Unit/Placed in,USS Franklin (CV-13) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Thomas is born on in Georgia.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Thomas enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 6379608.

Thomas was KIA when a Japanese Airplane bombed the USS Franklin and was severe damaged on March 19, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Thomas is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.ussfranklin.org/ Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/