Rabon was born 12 Jul 1920 in Crockett County, TN to William Hayward Acred and Zora (Darden) Acred. He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Crockett, TN employed as a farmer on his own account.
He enlisted in the Army on 28 Dec 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34502740. Served with 30th Infantry Division, 120th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D. In the late evening of the 20th of December, Intelligence notified the front-line troops that enemy forces would probably hit our lines about 0300 the next morning. Almost on the hour a strong German motorized patrol ran into 1st Battalion defenses along the main road into Weismes; a halftrack bounced on several of our mines across the road, sent equipment (much of it captured from Americans) Aying into the high oaks on either side of the road, and left several Germans burned hopelessly, one screaming intermittently all night. Other infantry beside the 'track were shot at and shelled; many surrendered. One prisoner had been a ballet manager and had taken his troupe to America before the war. In perfect English, he explained that America could never win the war, "for Germany has so many new secret weapons!"
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Rabon F Acred
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Crockett, Tennessee
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Enlistment Date: 28 Dec 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Service Number: 34502740
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 69
Weight: 129
He enlisted in the Army on 28 Dec 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34502740. Served with 30th Infantry Division, 120th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D. In the late evening of the 20th of December, Intelligence notified the front-line troops that enemy forces would probably hit our lines about 0300 the next morning. Almost on the hour a strong German motorized patrol ran into 1st Battalion defenses along the main road into Weismes; a halftrack bounced on several of our mines across the road, sent equipment (much of it captured from Americans) Aying into the high oaks on either side of the road, and left several Germans burned hopelessly, one screaming intermittently all night. Other infantry beside the 'track were shot at and shelled; many surrendered. One prisoner had been a ballet manager and had taken his troupe to America before the war. In perfect English, he explained that America could never win the war, "for Germany has so many new secret weapons!"
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Rabon F Acred
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Crockett, Tennessee
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Enlistment Date: 28 Dec 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Service Number: 34502740
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 69
Weight: 129
Rabon was born 12 Jul 1920 in Crockett County, TN to William Hayward Acred and Zora (Darden) Acred. He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Crockett, TN employed as a farmer on his own account.
He enlisted in the Army on 28 Dec 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34502740. Served with 30th Infantry Division, 120th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D. In the late evening of the 20th of December, Intelligence notified the front-line troops that enemy forces would probably hit our lines about 0300 the next morning. Almost on the hour a strong German motorized patrol ran into 1st Battalion defenses along the main road into Weismes; a halftrack bounced on several of our mines across the road, sent equipment (much of it captured from Americans) Aying into the high oaks on either side of the road, and left several Germans burned hopelessly, one screaming intermittently all night. Other infantry beside the 'track were shot at and shelled; many surrendered. One prisoner had been a ballet manager and had taken his troupe to America before the war. In perfect English, he explained that America could never win the war, "for Germany has so many new secret weapons!"
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Rabon F Acred
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Crockett, Tennessee
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Enlistment Date: 28 Dec 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Service Number: 34502740
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 69
Weight: 129
He enlisted in the Army on 28 Dec 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34502740. Served with 30th Infantry Division, 120th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D. In the late evening of the 20th of December, Intelligence notified the front-line troops that enemy forces would probably hit our lines about 0300 the next morning. Almost on the hour a strong German motorized patrol ran into 1st Battalion defenses along the main road into Weismes; a halftrack bounced on several of our mines across the road, sent equipment (much of it captured from Americans) Aying into the high oaks on either side of the road, and left several Germans burned hopelessly, one screaming intermittently all night. Other infantry beside the 'track were shot at and shelled; many surrendered. One prisoner had been a ballet manager and had taken his troupe to America before the war. In perfect English, he explained that America could never win the war, "for Germany has so many new secret weapons!"
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Rabon F Acred
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Crockett, Tennessee
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Enlistment Date: 28 Dec 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Service Number: 34502740
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 69
Weight: 129
Inscription
PFC 120 INF 30 DIV TENNESSEE
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Entered the service from Tennessee.
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