World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Aub L. Atkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Athens, Louisiana
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR ON A B-25 BOMBER WITH THE 405TH BOMB SQUADRON, 38TH BOMB GROUP AT PORT MOREBY, NEW GUINEA. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS PLANE CRASHED ON A MISSION TO BUNA IN 1942. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.