Portsmouth City: Akins, Arthur Claude, Jr

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first-name: Arthur

middle-name: Claude

last-name: Akin

suffix: Jr.

home-address: 92 Wallace Circle Portsmouth, Va

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birthplace: Birmingham Ala.

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race: White

sex: Male

height-ft: 6

height-ins: 3

weight-lbs: 175

marital-status: Single

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education

elementary-years: 8

high-school-years: 4

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occupation: Apprentice Sheet metal worker

religious-affiliation: Presbyterian

citizen-of-what-nation: U.S.A.

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first-name: Arthur

middle-name: Claude

last-name: Akin

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mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Ocie

middle-name: Frances

last-name: Lee

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Enlisted

date-of-entry: 1942-04-08

place-of-entry: Richmond, Va

rank-at-entry: Cadet

first-served: Army Air Corps

branch-of-service:

service-number: 0-710395

previous-military-education-training-and-service: 2 yrs in R. O. T C in high school.

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camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: San Antonio Texas Aug - Corsacanna " Hondo " Fort Worth " Ellington Field, Gaduation Feb 8 1944 Lincoln Nebraska Kansas City Kan

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Cadet ----- 44-B Pilot 2nd Lt. ----- Feb. 8, 1944

information-about-overseas-service: Lt. Arthur C Akin Jr served with the 8th Army Air Forces in England. had only been there 3 mo when the accident occured. People of the district where the crash occured placed a plaque near the stot where the plane hit the steeple. am enclosing a picture of same and the write up from an English paper.

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Air medal

circumstances-of-death: Kill Accidentally

area-of-place-of-death: Norwich, England

date-of-death: 1944-11-24

any-other-details-known: Fog Caused Plane hit Church steeple, sheared off wing crashed landed killed all 9 crew members

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first-name: Ocie

middle-name: Frances

last-name: Akin

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address: 92 Wallace Circle

relationship: mother

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first-name: Ocie

middle-name: Frances

last-name: Akin

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address: 92 Wallace Circle Portsmouth Va

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