World War II Honoree

Buford L. Akers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Decatur, Illinois

Honored By

Lenora Akers

Relationship

Wife

SERVED AS INVESTIGATOR WITH COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE CORPS; STATIONED IN FRANCE AND GERMANY FROM SEPTEMBER 1944 TO MAY 1945. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES AS A SPECIAL AGENT, PROCESSING ALL REFUGEES COMING IN FROM BEHIND GERMAN LINES. HE MAINTAINED GOOD RELATIONS WITH FRENCH AUTHORITIES IN NEARBY TOWNS IN A DIPLOMATIC AND TACTFUL WAY.