Akins, William, T/Sgt

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Home Town Not Specified	Last Address Decatur
Casualty Date Nov 02, 1950
Cause Hostile, Died while Missing	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea, North	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

In November 1950, Akins was a member of the Medical Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division then occupying a defensive position near Unsan, North Korea north of a bend in the Kuryong River known as the Camel's Head. On Nov. 1, elements of two Chinese Communist Divisions struck the 1st Cavalry Division?s lines, collapsing the perimeter and forcing a withdrawal. Akins was reported missing on Nov. 2, 1950 and was one of the more than 350 servicemen unaccounted-for from the battle at Unsan.

 

In April 2007, the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.), acting through the intermediary of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi, repatriated to the United States six boxes of human remains believed to be those of U.S. soldiers.The D.P.R.K. reported that the remains were excavated in November 2006 near Unsan in North Pyongan Province.