Oral History Interview with George Akusis, Jr.

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Interviewee

George Akusis Jr.

Interviewer

Caila Shaw

Interview/Donation Date

10-8-2014

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Served In

Global War on Terrorism

Dates of Service

January 2010-January 2013

Summary

George Akusis – Army, 2nd infantry division 210 Fries Brigade, 6/37 field artillery battalion, alpha Battery, Global War on Terrorism. 2010 stationed in Korea, training and preparing near DMZ. He worked with the Korean army. His wife was able to deploy with him.

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The Veterans History Project was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106-380). The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), the Vietnam War (1961-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present), For more information about the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html.

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Recommended Citation

Akusis, George Jr., "Oral History Interview with George Akusis, Jr." (2014). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 22.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/22