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- Name:
- James Julian Akins
- State of Birth:
- TN
- Home State:
- TN
- Gender
- Male
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1943-1945
- Branch of Service
- Army Air Forces/Corps
- Location of Service
- European Theater
- Prisoner of War
- Yes
- Service History Note
- The veteran was a navigator on B-24 bomber. He was shot down, taken prisoner, and liberated by General George S. Patton's 3rd Army.
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- Type of Resource:
- Audio: CD [1 item] --Oral history interview
- Interviewer:
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Betty Rowland
- Contributor:
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James Williams
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Middle Tennessee Oral History Project
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/08481
- Subjects:
- Akins, James Julian
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- Prisoner of War--United States
- Cite as:
- James Julian Akins Collection
(AFC/2001/001/08481), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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