Ernest L Akens
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 17521 - Crew #519 John C. MacDonald Crew Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair...
Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice', Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-526631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Merchant of Venice
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 11 May 1944 | After being damaged by flak, Akens a/c headed for Switzerland, but never made it. He is still missing. |
Born |
Warren, Arkansas | ||
Buried |
Commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
466th BG Historian
466th BG Historian
Combined two entries for Earnest L Akens. Now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 4802 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802