Akes, Burl Robert

1916 - 1998  (81 years)

• Name	Akes, Burl Robert
  Birth	12 Oct 1916  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AKES.B001
  _FGRAVE	26546007
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	28 Sep 1998
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Akes, Hazel Eleanor and Burl Robert
  		Headstone, Akes, Burl R.
  Person ID	I43083	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Akes, Albert Otis 'Bert',   b. 3 Oct 1880   d. 17 May 1962 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Westcott, Clela O.,   b. 1883   d. 1964 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frye, H.E.
  Children	> 1. Akes, John Robert,   b. 29 Nov 1952, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jan 2019, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F16691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13472] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akes, Burl R, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26546007/burl-robert-akes) (Reliability: 2). [S13473] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akes, Burl R, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26546007/burl-robert-akes) (Reliability: 2).