Seaman 1C USNR Louisiana
see biography in other entry in Find-a-Grave for Louis Acklen (Louisiana).
Louis Acklen was the only casualty then the Fitz-John Porter was sunk on 1 March 1943 by U-518 (Wissmann). Husband of Mrs. Perrie "Pat" Dean Acklen, of Minden, LA. He was also survived by his father and mother, Charley Homer and Evie Cardwell Acklen, brothers L.P. Acklen and J.E. Acklen of Texas City, Texas, Jim J. and Homer D. Acklen of Minden, Wm. E. "Bill" Acklen of Baton Rouge and sisters Marie Acklen Moorehead of Minden and Mary Lou Acklen.
Some paperwork says he went down near Los Lagos, Chile. It was actually offshore Bahia, Brazil.
Please see individual memorial at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13129968/louis-andrew-acklen
see biography in other entry in Find-a-Grave for Louis Acklen (Louisiana).
Louis Acklen was the only casualty then the Fitz-John Porter was sunk on 1 March 1943 by U-518 (Wissmann). Husband of Mrs. Perrie "Pat" Dean Acklen, of Minden, LA. He was also survived by his father and mother, Charley Homer and Evie Cardwell Acklen, brothers L.P. Acklen and J.E. Acklen of Texas City, Texas, Jim J. and Homer D. Acklen of Minden, Wm. E. "Bill" Acklen of Baton Rouge and sisters Marie Acklen Moorehead of Minden and Mary Lou Acklen.
Some paperwork says he went down near Los Lagos, Chile. It was actually offshore Bahia, Brazil.
Please see individual memorial at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13129968/louis-andrew-acklen
Seaman 1C USNR Louisiana
see biography in other entry in Find-a-Grave for Louis Acklen (Louisiana).
Louis Acklen was the only casualty then the Fitz-John Porter was sunk on 1 March 1943 by U-518 (Wissmann). Husband of Mrs. Perrie "Pat" Dean Acklen, of Minden, LA. He was also survived by his father and mother, Charley Homer and Evie Cardwell Acklen, brothers L.P. Acklen and J.E. Acklen of Texas City, Texas, Jim J. and Homer D. Acklen of Minden, Wm. E. "Bill" Acklen of Baton Rouge and sisters Marie Acklen Moorehead of Minden and Mary Lou Acklen.
Some paperwork says he went down near Los Lagos, Chile. It was actually offshore Bahia, Brazil.
Please see individual memorial at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13129968/louis-andrew-acklen
see biography in other entry in Find-a-Grave for Louis Acklen (Louisiana).
Louis Acklen was the only casualty then the Fitz-John Porter was sunk on 1 March 1943 by U-518 (Wissmann). Husband of Mrs. Perrie "Pat" Dean Acklen, of Minden, LA. He was also survived by his father and mother, Charley Homer and Evie Cardwell Acklen, brothers L.P. Acklen and J.E. Acklen of Texas City, Texas, Jim J. and Homer D. Acklen of Minden, Wm. E. "Bill" Acklen of Baton Rouge and sisters Marie Acklen Moorehead of Minden and Mary Lou Acklen.
Some paperwork says he went down near Los Lagos, Chile. It was actually offshore Bahia, Brazil.
Please see individual memorial at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13129968/louis-andrew-acklen
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(Seaman 1C USNR)
