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Akins, Hugh J.

Rank and Name, Corporal Hugh J. Akins.

Unit/Placed in, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division “All American”.

 

Hugh is born approx. on May 2, 1923 in Derry, Pennsylvania.

Father, Andrew P. Akins.

Mother, Elanor M. (Shum) Akins.

Sister(s), Fidelis, Mary, Bernadette, Loretta D. Ann and Janet Akins.

Brother(s), Francis E. Gerald, and Stanley R. Akins.

 

Hugh enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 13089910.

 

Hugh was KIA during the Landing at Kamp, DZ Groesbeek on Oct. 4, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Hugh is buried/mentioned at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

 

Thanks to, https://www.508pir.org/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB53-85C

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

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

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

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

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

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Corp. Hugh J. Akins
His rank Corporal
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