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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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