Carl Douglas Adkins

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Carl Douglas Adkins

Entered Service: Dec 11, 1940 Infantry 77th Division

Training: Ft Thomas Ky.; Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind.;  Ft. Custer Mi.; Bermuda; Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi; Ft. Benning Ga.

Served: Pacific Theatre. Guam, Leyte, Okinawa, and Shima.

Awards: American Defense Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal, Victory Medal, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal.

Rank held: Staff Sergeant

Served 66 months

Killed June 2, 1945

Also served at Camp Pickett, Va.; Hawaiian Islands