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ADAMS, Alonzo Pelton III - Date of
birth
28 January 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Albany, Albany County, New York -
Hometown
Loudonville, Albany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-791271 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 June 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, 20 miles of the Frisian Islands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alonzo P. Adams II (father)
Catherine C. (Snyder) Adams (mother)
James R. Adams (brother)
Helen Adams (sister)
Patricia (Keatin) Adams (wife)
Helen C. Adams (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3260 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Angel's Tit
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 271
More information
1Lt Alonzo P. Adams attended Albany Academy, Yale and Williams College. He was employed by the Schenectady Gazette.The formation was unescorted, and was soon heavily engaged by German fighters, upon reaching the shore of Germany. A burst of machine gun fire evidently damaged the plane and wounded the pilot. The bail out signal was given but before the crew could respond, the aircraft exploded.
Only the navigator, 2nd Lt Nicholas Demchak survived and was picked up by a German boat.
The right waist gunner, S/Sgt Norman Asbornsen, is listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten. The other killed crew members are listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Military Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Arthur Cobden Family Tree / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Arthur Cobden Family Tree