T/5 Melvin B. Akerson

MELVIN B, AKERSON Address - Kansas City, Missouri. Entered service - November 19, 1942. Branch of service - Army. Trained at - Camp Beale, California; Needles, California; Fort Ord, California. Embarkation - July 8, 1944. Served in - Asiatic-Pacific Theatre. Engaged in - Leyte, Okinawa, Ryukyus. Returned to United States - December 30, 1945. Discharged at - St. Louis, Missouri, January 7, 1946. Rank - Technician Fifth Grade. Served - 37½ months. Present Occupation - Cab driver.

Sources:
1- SERVICE RECORD BOOK OF MEN AND WOMEN OF Chillicothe, Missouri and Community