World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herbert Loyd Adkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Barnsdall, Oklahoma
Honored By
Don Adkins and Darlene Adkins
Relationship
Son and Daughter
JOINED THE ARMY IN FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA AFTER PEARL HARBOR ATTACK. BECAME A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. APPLIED TO GO TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS BUT THE WAR ENDED BEFORE HE COULD GO. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT.