Akins Francis Edward

Monuments

B-17 43-38175 (I'll Be Seeing You) Memorial - Warsaw Uprising Support

Warsaw Uprising Victims Wall -American Airmen

Name:

Francis Edward Akins

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-818998

Unit:

568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-09-18

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupr�, Belgium

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Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Francis Edward Akins was born on August 11, 1921, in Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Andrew Patrick Akins and Eleanor Schrum Akins. He was the husband of Garnett Lucille Smith Rainey.

Francis served in the 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17 #43-38175 �I�ll Be Seeing You� during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 18, 1944, when his aircraft was shot down by German artillery during a mission in Warsaw, Poland. 1Lt Akins is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupr�, Belgium.