Akes, Gene H.

1924 - 2000  (75 years)

• Name	Akes, Gene H.
  Birth	17 Jul 1924	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AKES.G001
  _FGRAVE	84462414
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Battery C, 134th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 3, 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Low Speed Radio Operator (776). Departed the Continental U.S. on July 3, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Battery C, 134th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion through the ground combat, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on February 3, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. (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.) https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2010428
  		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,…
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	24 Mar 2000	Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida   [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Akes, Gene H.
  		Headstone, Akes, Nova (Powless) and Gene H.
  Person ID	I43085	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Akes, Albert Otis 'Bert',   b. 3 Oct 1880   d. 17 May 1962 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Westcott, Clela O.,   b. 1883   d. 1964 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Powless, Nova P.,   b. 22 Jul 1923, McLean County, Illinois d. 3 Jun 2011, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1946	Morgenfield, Union County, Kentucky   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 22 years and 3 months - She was 23 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F16692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1924 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 24 Mar 2000 - Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13474] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akes, Nova (Powless) and Gene H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84462414/gene-h_-akes) (Reliability: 2). [S14950] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Gene H. Akes, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2010428) (Reliability: 2).