MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Acker, John Archie

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Acker ​

• FORENAME

John Archie​

• UNIT

3 Bn (Orange Combat Team) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

34104668 ​

• AWARD

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart​

• PLACE

Burma 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Bessemer,Jefferson County,Alabama​

born 25.2.1917 Alabama​

son of Adolphus Cratton and Abigail Louvina (nee Taft) Ackers​

2 years high school​

semi-skilled driller in extraction of minerals and construction in civilian life​

married​

enlisted 6.6.1941 Fort McClellan,Alabama​

98 Field Artillery Bn (Pack) 1943 (Cpl)​

Marauders 1.10.1943​

WIA 16.4.1944 Burma​

achieved rank of Technical Sergeant​

married Lois Johnson (1927-58)​

last residence 2079 Eastern Valley Road,Bessemer,Alabama​

died 16.6.1993 Bessemer,Alabama​

Hickman Chapel Cemetery,Tuscaloosa County,Alabama​