Caswell "Cas" Willard Akins, 89, went to be with his Lord on October 20, 2013.
He was born in Bell, on November 21, 1923, and was the fourth child of Crawford Leroy Akins and Ruth Dukes Akins.
The early years of Caswell's life were spent on a two-mule farm during the Great Depression. He started plowing a mule when he was eight years old and continued until he graduated from Bell High School in 1942.
Caswell served his nation during World War II. When he was 18 years old, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which put him on a collision course with destiny. After a short stint with the Sun Ship Building and Dry Dock Company in Chester, PA, he volunteered into the United States Signal Corp. In August 1944, after stateside manueuvers training in Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee he left the United States for Scotland. He continued on and was a Veteran of Utah Beach after D-day.
Caswell was awarded four campaigns: Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes Forest and Rhineland. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and also the Battle of the Saar/Moselle triangle. He served in the 94th Infantry Division Signal Corp under General George C. Patton and was a member of Patton's Ghost Corp. Caswell was discharged on December 19, 1945.
In 1955 he took a job with Florida Power as the first service man ever to be assigned to the Cross City area where he worked for 22 years. After leaving Florida Power, he entered a private house building business. He was also one of the founders of First Federal of Florida Bank and served as a director until 1992. Although semi retired, he served two years as Dixie County's building inspector and also continued to occasionally build houses. He lived in retirement until his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Emma Jean Chisum in 1998 and one great-granddaughter, Tatum Jean Revis in 2004.
Published in the Gilchrist County Journal, October 24, 2013
He was born in Bell, on November 21, 1923, and was the fourth child of Crawford Leroy Akins and Ruth Dukes Akins.
The early years of Caswell's life were spent on a two-mule farm during the Great Depression. He started plowing a mule when he was eight years old and continued until he graduated from Bell High School in 1942.
Caswell served his nation during World War II. When he was 18 years old, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which put him on a collision course with destiny. After a short stint with the Sun Ship Building and Dry Dock Company in Chester, PA, he volunteered into the United States Signal Corp. In August 1944, after stateside manueuvers training in Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee he left the United States for Scotland. He continued on and was a Veteran of Utah Beach after D-day.
Caswell was awarded four campaigns: Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes Forest and Rhineland. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and also the Battle of the Saar/Moselle triangle. He served in the 94th Infantry Division Signal Corp under General George C. Patton and was a member of Patton's Ghost Corp. Caswell was discharged on December 19, 1945.
In 1955 he took a job with Florida Power as the first service man ever to be assigned to the Cross City area where he worked for 22 years. After leaving Florida Power, he entered a private house building business. He was also one of the founders of First Federal of Florida Bank and served as a director until 1992. Although semi retired, he served two years as Dixie County's building inspector and also continued to occasionally build houses. He lived in retirement until his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Emma Jean Chisum in 1998 and one great-granddaughter, Tatum Jean Revis in 2004.
Published in the Gilchrist County Journal, October 24, 2013
Caswell "Cas" Willard Akins, 89, went to be with his Lord on October 20, 2013.
He was born in Bell, on November 21, 1923, and was the fourth child of Crawford Leroy Akins and Ruth Dukes Akins.
The early years of Caswell's life were spent on a two-mule farm during the Great Depression. He started plowing a mule when he was eight years old and continued until he graduated from Bell High School in 1942.
Caswell served his nation during World War II. When he was 18 years old, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which put him on a collision course with destiny. After a short stint with the Sun Ship Building and Dry Dock Company in Chester, PA, he volunteered into the United States Signal Corp. In August 1944, after stateside manueuvers training in Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee he left the United States for Scotland. He continued on and was a Veteran of Utah Beach after D-day.
Caswell was awarded four campaigns: Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes Forest and Rhineland. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and also the Battle of the Saar/Moselle triangle. He served in the 94th Infantry Division Signal Corp under General George C. Patton and was a member of Patton's Ghost Corp. Caswell was discharged on December 19, 1945.
In 1955 he took a job with Florida Power as the first service man ever to be assigned to the Cross City area where he worked for 22 years. After leaving Florida Power, he entered a private house building business. He was also one of the founders of First Federal of Florida Bank and served as a director until 1992. Although semi retired, he served two years as Dixie County's building inspector and also continued to occasionally build houses. He lived in retirement until his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Emma Jean Chisum in 1998 and one great-granddaughter, Tatum Jean Revis in 2004.
Published in the Gilchrist County Journal, October 24, 2013
He was born in Bell, on November 21, 1923, and was the fourth child of Crawford Leroy Akins and Ruth Dukes Akins.
The early years of Caswell's life were spent on a two-mule farm during the Great Depression. He started plowing a mule when he was eight years old and continued until he graduated from Bell High School in 1942.
Caswell served his nation during World War II. When he was 18 years old, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which put him on a collision course with destiny. After a short stint with the Sun Ship Building and Dry Dock Company in Chester, PA, he volunteered into the United States Signal Corp. In August 1944, after stateside manueuvers training in Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee he left the United States for Scotland. He continued on and was a Veteran of Utah Beach after D-day.
Caswell was awarded four campaigns: Northern France, Central Europe, Ardennes Forest and Rhineland. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and also the Battle of the Saar/Moselle triangle. He served in the 94th Infantry Division Signal Corp under General George C. Patton and was a member of Patton's Ghost Corp. Caswell was discharged on December 19, 1945.
In 1955 he took a job with Florida Power as the first service man ever to be assigned to the Cross City area where he worked for 22 years. After leaving Florida Power, he entered a private house building business. He was also one of the founders of First Federal of Florida Bank and served as a director until 1992. Although semi retired, he served two years as Dixie County's building inspector and also continued to occasionally build houses. He lived in retirement until his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Emma Jean Chisum in 1998 and one great-granddaughter, Tatum Jean Revis in 2004.
Published in the Gilchrist County Journal, October 24, 2013
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