Akines, Margaret (Interview outline and video), 2016

Hammond, Steve (Interviewer)

Margaret Akines was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 18, 1938. She married Bill Akines in 1978. He was one of the 317 men that survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and in this interview she tells about his experience surviving that catastrophe. Bill was active in the USS Indianapolis survivors’ group, and since his death in 2011 Margaret still attends the annual reunions and maintains contact with the other survivors.

2016-09-12

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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