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Corp Herbert Calvin Akers

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Corp Herbert Calvin Akers Veteran

Birth
Canan, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Jul 1944 (aged 18)
Georgia, USA
Burial
Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4483604, Longitude: -78.4353485
Plot
S 4, A,26, 4 - (08B-13)
Memorial ID
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Son of John H. and Bessie E. Akers, age 18

Brother to Harry, Gladys, and Elwood.

Army enlistment Dec. 1, 1943.

Death record, July 27, 1944, from Aiken County, South Carolina.

Corporal. 114th Army, A.A.B.U., Section E. Entered Army Air Force Dec. 22, 1943. Was a tail gunner on heavy bombers.

Killed in a Liberator bomber crash near Augusta, Ga.

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PA Veterans Burial Card:
Herbert Calvin Akers
b. 9/25/1925 d. 7/27/1944
WII US ARMY CPL 114th AAFBUSEC
DOS: 12/22/1943 - 7/27/1944
Son of John H. and Bessie E. Akers, age 18

Brother to Harry, Gladys, and Elwood.

Army enlistment Dec. 1, 1943.

Death record, July 27, 1944, from Aiken County, South Carolina.

Corporal. 114th Army, A.A.B.U., Section E. Entered Army Air Force Dec. 22, 1943. Was a tail gunner on heavy bombers.

Killed in a Liberator bomber crash near Augusta, Ga.

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PA Veterans Burial Card:
Herbert Calvin Akers
b. 9/25/1925 d. 7/27/1944
WII US ARMY CPL 114th AAFBUSEC
DOS: 12/22/1943 - 7/27/1944

Inscription

CPL. 114th AABU SEC E World War II

Gravesite Details

Killed in plane crash/service in Georgia, USA



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  • Maintained by: Sky
  • Originally Created by: jbowers
  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30057325/herbert_calvin-akers: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Herbert Calvin Akers (25 Sep 1925–27 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30057325, citing Carson Valley Cemetery, Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sky (contributor 47004249).