Michael S. Akin Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Michael S. Akin

State of Birth:

OR

Home State:

WA

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1960-1981

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Location of Service:

Pensacola, Florida; Japan; Adak Island (Aleutian Islands); California; Guam (Mariana Islands); Maryland; Nicosia, Cyprus

Highest Rank:

Chief Petty Officer Senior

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Irene Smith

Contributor:

Irene Smith

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Washington State Service Corps

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/46556

Subjects:

Akin, Michael S.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Michael S. Akin Collection
(AFC/2001/001/46556), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress