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ADAMS, Stanford - Date of
birth
9 September 1913 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32430753 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner/Assistant Radio Operator -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Geisenheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 31 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robie B. Adams (father)
Crissie C. (Johnson) Adams (mother)
Albert C. Adams (brother)
Bainthen Adams (sister)
Roberta B. Adams (sister)
Gilbert H. Adams (brother)
Rooseveldt Adams (brother)
Arthur C. Adams (brother)
Lawrence Adams (brother)
Arnold B. Adams (brother)
Mabel A. Adams (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5139 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Chief Sly II
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing Industry
MACR: 276
More information
S/Sgt Stanford Adams enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 18 August 1942.S/Sgt Norbert G. Mathias:
An aircraft in our group right behind and to our right believed to be A/C 139 with #3 and #4 engine out and whole wing on fire was seen to hit the ground 10 miles south of Aachen at 1405 hours. It is believed that 4 parachutes came from this aircraft.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – J M
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dan Phelan / J M