| 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
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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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.
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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.
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
24 Mar 2000 |
Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida [1] |
| Burial |
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Akes, Gene H.
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Headstone, Akes, Nova (Powless) and Gene H.
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| Person ID |
I43085 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
31 May 2024 |
English
1924 - 2000 (75 years)
