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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Irving Nile Akers

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rural Retreat, Virginia

Honored By

North China Marines

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CORPORAL. TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR IN 1941 AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN PEKING, CHINA ON 8 DECEMBER 1941. HE WAS STATIONED WITH THE HEADQUARTERS COMPANY NORTH CHINA MARINES. HE IS LISTED AS BEING PRESENT AT 3 JAPANESE POW CAMPS: WOOSUNG, KIANGWAN AND OSAKA. HE OPERATED A STEAM TRAIN ENGINE IN A SLAVE LABOR MINE. HE WAS LIBERATED ON 15 SEPTEMBER 1945.