Oscar was the son of unknown Akers and Augusta Williams. He was adopted by his mother's husband, John David Vanderpool, Sr and raised as his son after their marriage in 1921.
He was killed during World War II.
Kentucky Birth Record:
Name: Oscar Akers
Date of Birth: 22 May 1914
County: Lee
Mother's Name: Augusta Williams
Volume Number: 27
Certificate Number: 13339
U.S., Headstone Application for Military Veteran:
Name: Oscar Akers
Birth Date: 22 May 1914
Death Date: 26 Jun 1944
Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: Died in Service
Rank: Sgt
Unit: USAAF, 464th Bomber Group (H)
777th Bomber Squadron
15th US Army Air Forces
European Theater Operation
Flying on B-24 Liberator
#42-50401
Crash place: Hadersfeld, NIEDERÖSTERREICH, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : Hadersfeld, Austria
26.6.1944
Cemetery: Sarah Vanderpool Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Near Fincastle, Kentucky
Applicant: Augusta Vanderpool, Fincastle, Kentucky
He was killed during World War II.
Kentucky Birth Record:
Name: Oscar Akers
Date of Birth: 22 May 1914
County: Lee
Mother's Name: Augusta Williams
Volume Number: 27
Certificate Number: 13339
U.S., Headstone Application for Military Veteran:
Name: Oscar Akers
Birth Date: 22 May 1914
Death Date: 26 Jun 1944
Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: Died in Service
Rank: Sgt
Unit: USAAF, 464th Bomber Group (H)
777th Bomber Squadron
15th US Army Air Forces
European Theater Operation
Flying on B-24 Liberator
#42-50401
Crash place: Hadersfeld, NIEDERÖSTERREICH, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : Hadersfeld, Austria
26.6.1944
Cemetery: Sarah Vanderpool Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Near Fincastle, Kentucky
Applicant: Augusta Vanderpool, Fincastle, Kentucky
Oscar was the son of unknown Akers and Augusta Williams. He was adopted by his mother's husband, John David Vanderpool, Sr and raised as his son after their marriage in 1921.
He was killed during World War II.
Kentucky Birth Record:
Name: Oscar Akers
Date of Birth: 22 May 1914
County: Lee
Mother's Name: Augusta Williams
Volume Number: 27
Certificate Number: 13339
U.S., Headstone Application for Military Veteran:
Name: Oscar Akers
Birth Date: 22 May 1914
Death Date: 26 Jun 1944
Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: Died in Service
Rank: Sgt
Unit: USAAF, 464th Bomber Group (H)
777th Bomber Squadron
15th US Army Air Forces
European Theater Operation
Flying on B-24 Liberator
#42-50401
Crash place: Hadersfeld, NIEDERÖSTERREICH, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : Hadersfeld, Austria
26.6.1944
Cemetery: Sarah Vanderpool Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Near Fincastle, Kentucky
Applicant: Augusta Vanderpool, Fincastle, Kentucky
He was killed during World War II.
Kentucky Birth Record:
Name: Oscar Akers
Date of Birth: 22 May 1914
County: Lee
Mother's Name: Augusta Williams
Volume Number: 27
Certificate Number: 13339
U.S., Headstone Application for Military Veteran:
Name: Oscar Akers
Birth Date: 22 May 1914
Death Date: 26 Jun 1944
Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: Died in Service
Rank: Sgt
Unit: USAAF, 464th Bomber Group (H)
777th Bomber Squadron
15th US Army Air Forces
European Theater Operation
Flying on B-24 Liberator
#42-50401
Crash place: Hadersfeld, NIEDERÖSTERREICH, AUSTRIA
DEATH PLACE : Hadersfeld, Austria
26.6.1944
Cemetery: Sarah Vanderpool Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Near Fincastle, Kentucky
Applicant: Augusta Vanderpool, Fincastle, Kentucky
Inscription
OSCAR AKERS
OHIO
SGT,
777 AAF BOMB SQ,
464th BOMB GP (H)
WORLD WAR II
MAY 22 1914
JUNE 26 1944
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