Akins, Hugh J. "Rosie"
- Date of birth:
- 1923 (Derry, Westmoreland County/Pennsylvania, United States)
- Date of death:
- October 4th, 1944 (the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: F. Row: 3. Grave: 4. - Service number:
- 13 089 910
- Nationality:
- American
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Unit:
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Awarded for:
- Operation Market Garden
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
- Photo: Cpl. Hugh J.; Akins
- Corp Hugh J. Akins (1923-1944) - Find A Grave Memorial
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