Dan Akee Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Dan Akee

State of Birth:

AZ

Home State:

AZ

Gender:

Male

Race:

American Indian and Alaskan Native

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division

Location of Service:

Iwo Jima; Saipan and Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Marshall Islands; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Sergeant Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Carol Fleming

Contributor:

Don Chalmers Ford

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Navajo Code Talker's Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/52555

Subjects:

Akee, Dan
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Dan Akee Collection
(AFC/2001/001/52555), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress