Adams, James Oliver – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Corporal James Oliver Adams.

Unit/Placed in, 831th Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group (Heavy), United States Army Air Forces.

SS Paul Hamilton

On April 2, 1944 the SS Paul Hamilton (Libertyship) left as part of a Convoy and carrying Supplies and Men from the 485^th Bomber Group to Italy, but on April 20, 1944 the Convoy was attacked by the German off the Algerian Coast, the SS Paul Hamilton was struck by an Aerial Torpedo and blew up, off the 580 Men only 1 survived.

They are remembered at the Wall of Missing at Carthage Cemetery.

James was born in 1922 in Indiana.

Father, Otto H. Adams.

Mother, Margaret. (Krull) Adams.

Stepmother, Jeanne (Swan) Adams.

Sisters, Margaret J. Adams.

Brother, Norbet E. Adams.

James entered the service from Indianapolis, Indiana in Jan. 21, 1943 with service number # 35582823.

James O. Adams was a Co Pilot B-17 in the 813th Bomber Squadron.

James was KIA when the SS Paul Hamilton that transported them was bombed by a German Junker Ju 88 with an aerial torpedo, on April 20, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

James is buried/Mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.

Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.lksfriday.com/PaulHamilton/HAMILTON-001.htm

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

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com