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- Name:
- Howard A. Akers
- State of Birth:
- PA
- Home State:
- PA
- Note
- This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.
- Gender
- Male
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- 550th Ordnance Company
- Location of Service
- France; Belgium; Luxembourg
- Highest Rank
- Technician Four
- Service History Note
- The veteran served under General Patton. Traveled in a convoy from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool, England had to avoid U-boats.
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- Type of Resource:
- Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] -- Oral history interview
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Interviewer:
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Athena Angelos
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Library of Congress
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/12851
- Subjects:
- Akers, Howard A.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Cite as:
- Howard A. Akers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12851), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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