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Commando Kieffer: Free French No.10 and No.4 Commando: No. 10 & 4
By Eric Le Penven
The Dambusters - 'Was it Worth it?'
By John Sweetman
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29730" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Acker </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Archie</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn (Orange Combat Team) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>34104668 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Bessemer,Jefferson County,Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 25.2.1917 Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Adolphus Cratton and Abigail Louvina (nee Taft) Ackers</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 years high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>semi-skilled driller in extraction of minerals and construction in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 6.6.1941 Fort McClellan,Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>98 Field Artillery Bn (Pack) 1943 (Cpl)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Marauders 1.10.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 16.4.1944 Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>achieved rank of Technical Sergeant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Lois Johnson (1927-58)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>last residence 2079 Eastern Valley Road,Bessemer,Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 16.6.1993 Bessemer,Alabama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hickman Chapel Cemetery,Tuscaloosa County,Alabama</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 29730, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Acker [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Archie[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Bn (Orange Combat Team) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Staff Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]34104668 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Bessemer,Jefferson County,Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 25.2.1917 Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Adolphus Cratton and Abigail Louvina (nee Taft) Ackers[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 years high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]semi-skilled driller in extraction of minerals and construction in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 6.6.1941 Fort McClellan,Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]98 Field Artillery Bn (Pack) 1943 (Cpl)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Marauders 1.10.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 16.4.1944 Burma[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]achieved rank of Technical Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Lois Johnson (1927-58)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]last residence 2079 Eastern Valley Road,Bessemer,Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 16.6.1993 Bessemer,Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Hickman Chapel Cemetery,Tuscaloosa County,Alabama[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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