Akers, Robert Earl
1925 - 1975 (49 years)
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Name Akers, Robert Earl Birth 19 Oct 1925 Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Male Reference Number AKER.R002 _FGRAVE 80767018 Military Service World War II, Private First Class, 1077th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3, 4] - Entered active service in the Air Corps as a draftee on December 21, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Ground Aircraft Observer (518). Departed the U.S. on December 19, 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Operated in the China-Burma-India Theater and participated in the China Offensive, The Central Burma and The China Defensive Campaigns. Returned to the U.S. on November 1, 1945 and assigned to the 1077th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky where he was honorably discharged as a Private 1st Class on February 5, 1946. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1990233
World War II Honoree, Akers, Robert E. (1925-1975) Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…Bowman Field, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 
United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Corps 
United States Army Air Forces United States Army Air Forces 
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
Military Service Ribbons, Akers, Robert E. (1925-1975)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II
(1939-1945)Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II China Burma India Theater -- World War II Death 8 Jan 1975 Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] Burial Elmwood Cemetery, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois [1] - PLOT 8-102-5
Headstone, Akers, Dorothy M. and Robert E. 
Headstone, Akers, Robert E. Person ID I43082 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 24 May 2023
Family Henderson, D.M. Family ID F16690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service in the Air Corps as a draftee on December 21, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Ground Aircraft Observer (518). Departed the U.S. on December 19, 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Operated in the China-Burma-India Theater and participated in the China Offensive, The Central Burma and The China Defensive Campaigns. Returned to the U.S. on November 1, 1945 and assigned to the 1077th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky where he was honorably discharged as a Private 1st Class on February 5, 1946. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal.
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- [S13470] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akers, Dorothy M. and Robert E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80767018) (Reliability: 2).