Howard A. Akers Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Howard A. Akers

State of Birth:

PA

Home State:

PA

Note:

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

550th Ordnance Company

Location of Service:

France; Belgium; Luxembourg

Highest Rank:

Technician Four

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran served under General Patton. Traveled in a convoy from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool, England had to avoid U-boats.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Athena Angelos

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12851

Subjects:

Akers, Howard A.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Howard A. Akers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12851), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress