Akes, Edgar L.

• Name	Akes, Edgar L.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AKES.E001
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Company E, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry (The Rock of the Marne) Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 14, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the U.S. on September 6, 1945 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to Company B, 1282nd Engineer Battalion. Honorable discharged as a Private on October 31, 1945 at Manila, Philippines, to enlist in the regular army the next day. Returned to the U.S. on December 20, 1945 and was assigned to Company E, 15th Infantry Regiment with whom he served as an assistant squadron leader. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 16, 1946 at the Separation Point, Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. (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=2096714
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Edgar L. Akes Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  		15th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		World War II Honoree, Akes, Edgar L.
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 05 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
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  Person ID	I43084	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

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  [S14949] World War II Honoree, Edgar L. Akes, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2096714) (Reliability: 2).