Howard A. Akers Collection
loc.natlib.afc2001001.12851
Akers
Howard A.
interviewee
PA
PA
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.
Male
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.12851/
World War, 1939-1945
Veteran
1942-1945
Enlisted
Army
550th Ordnance Company
France; Belgium; Luxembourg
Technician Four
The veteran served under General Patton. Traveled in a convoy from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool, England had to avoid U-boats.
Audio
Audio Cassette
item
Oral history interview
05/28/2004
Audio
CD
1 item
Reference copy
1/24/2008
Angelos
Athena
interviewer
Veterans History Project
contributor
Library of Congress
contributor
AFC/2001/001/12851
Akers
Howard A.
World War, 1939-1945
Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Howard A. Akers Collection (AFC/2001/001/12851), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
DLC-AFC
2004-09-13
2023-08-28
loc.natlib.afc2001001.12851
Howard A. Akers Collection
2004
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/12851
mixed material
sound recording-nonmusical
sound recording-nonmusical
Akers, Howard A.
Akers, Howard A.
France [service location]
Belgium [service location]
Luxembourg [service location]
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Veterans History Project