World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Afton 'Bob' Akridge
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; OCTOBER 25, 1944 TO OCTOBER 4, 1945. SERVED IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND. MASTER SERGEANT, 275TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL (WOUNDED IN GERMANY, MARCH 30, 1944), AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.