Adams, Junior Malcolm

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant Junior Malcolm Adams.

Unit/placed; 708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Junior was born in 1919 in Michigan.

Father, Milton Adams.

Mother, Adella Adams.

Brothers, Robert R., Norman and Donald Adams.

Junior entered the Service from Michigan with service number # O-1036822.

Junior M. Adams rank/duty was a Pilot (B-17) in the 708th Bomber Squadron.

Junior’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were;

1st Lt. Junior M. Adams Pilot

2nd Lt. Robert E. McGuire Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Edwin G. Breaw Navigator

1st Lt. Ross M. Mc Collum Bombardier

S/Sgt. John J. Roberts Radio Operator

Sgt. Millard A. Bell Top Turret Gunner

Sgt. John P. Dewberry Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Lawrence A. Ornato Tail Gunner

Sgt. John C. Collins Waist Gunner

Junior M. Adams was Killed in Action in/during his mission (plane crashed in the Sea), on Nov. 4, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Junior is mentioned/buried at Coton, South Cambridge shire District, Cambridge shire, England.

Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.447bg.com/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and 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

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