Ora Ralph Akins
Military
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UPL 53073
S/Sgt Ora R. Akins. 401BG.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x Combat missions. Carl Djernes crew. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151298 / O-770601
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cover Girl
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hula Girl, Maid To Order
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 23 March 1945
- Date: 19 March 1945
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 March 1945
- Date: 17 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Liberty, Iowa | 2 June 1923 | |
Kamrar, Iowa | 30 June 1942 | ||
Enlisted |
1 November 1943 | ||
Other 401st BG Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe Airfield, UK | 16 November 1944 - 14 March 1945 | 37 x combat missions |
Other Discharged USAAF |
27 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Oregon | 21 February 1977 | |
Buried |
Williamette National Cemetery | 3 March 1977 | Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA PLOT O, 0, 2443 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=810