Adams, William Thomas

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant William Thomas Adams.

Unit/Placed in, 413rd Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group (Heavy).

William is born on 29 August 1921 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Father, Samuel Richard Adams.

Mother, Susan Annie (Shearin) Adams.

Sister(s), Ena Marie Adams.

Brother(s), Samuel Richard Adams Jr.

William enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number #. 34362251.

William’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. Eugene Wilcox Jr. Pilot

2nd Lt. Ralph F. Lewis Co Piliot

2nd Lt. Victor C. Thoendal Navigator

2nd Lt. William F. McKenna Bombardier

T/Sgt. William S. Lambacon Radio Operator

T/Sgt. William T. Adams Engineer

S/Sgt. Billy D. Bodiford Asst. Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Henry M. Hentnik Asst, Engineer/Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Robert M. Smith Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Thomas F. Stavana Tail Gunner

William was KIA during the Mission, on the way back to England the plane was attacked by a German Fw-109, the plane was hit and on fire when the plane crashed near the Biscayne Bay in the North Sea on May 17, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal

Middle Eastern African Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

William is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano