The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Willis L. Akins
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Date of Death
September 6, 1953
Private First Class Akins was a member of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950 and died while a prisoner on September 6, 1953.