Robert Afton Akridge

Rate / Rank
M Sergeant

Birthdate
April 16 1914

Date of Death
February 11 1973

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
September 24 1939 - October 4 1962

Conflicts & Campaigns

Ardennes, Rhineland, Korea
European Theater of Operations October 25, 1944 - October 4, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Fort Benning, Georgia.
Company F, 275th Infantry Regiment

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge; Purple Heart (Wounded March 30, 1945); Bronze Star Medal
American Defense Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Medal; Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal; Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Notes

US Army service number 06-396-241. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; 340 4th Ave. NE, Cairo, Georgia. Retired from US Army. Worked for W. B. Roddenbery Co. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo Georgia.