Dan Akee Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Dan Akee

State of Birth:

AZ

Home State:

AZ

Gender

Male

Race

American Indian and Alaskan Native

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division

Location of Service

Iwo Jima; Saipan and Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Marshall Islands; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Sergeant Major

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Carol Fleming

Interviewer:

Warren C. Salomon

Contributor:

Don Chalmers Ford

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Navajo Code Talker's Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/52555

Subjects:

Akee, Dan

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Dan Akee Collection
(AFC/2001/001/52555), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress