US PARAS Akins, Houston C.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Akins ​

• FORENAME

Houston C. ​

• UNIT

509 Parachute Infantry Battalion (Company A) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

14071587 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th February 1944 ​

• AGE

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• GRAVESITE

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy Plot A Row 14 Grave 12 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee​

born 1923​

father Stanley E. Akins (1889-1970)​

mother Sallie B. Akins (1890-1941)​

education - Grammar school​

attended East Lake Junior High School​

civil occupation Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor​

employed by Happy Valley Farms​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

15.12.1941 enlisted Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. Stanley E. Akins, 2518 Fourth Avenue, Courts, Chattanooga, Tennessee​

KIA Anzio, Italy ​

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