Name and Rank, Staff Sergeant Stanford Adams.
Unit/placed in, 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91th Bomber Group (Heavy ‘The Ragged Irregulars”), United States Army Air Forces.
Stanford was born on Sep. 9, 1913 in Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine.
Father, Robbie B. Adams.
Mother, Crissie C. (Johnson) Adams.
Stepmother, Lavina M. (bubar) Adams.
Sister, Carrie C. Adams.
Halfsister, Mabel Adams
Brother, Gilbert H. and Wilmont Adams.
Halfbrother, Roosevelt Adams.
Stanford entered the service from Ft. Jay Governors Island, New York in Aug. 18, 1942 with service number # 32430753.
Stanford Adams rank/duty was a Staff Sergeant/Ball Turret Gunner in the 324nd Bomber Squadron.
Stanford’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were;
2ndLt. Joel W. Gatewood Pilot
2ndLt. George K. Riegel Co Pilot
2ndLt. Daniel A. Downey Navigator
2ndLt. Harold H. Hammond Bombardier
T/Sgt. Raymond F. Canada Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. Daniel J. Butler Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Stanford Adams Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. George F. Hite Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Thomas A. Parfitt Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Frederick F. Pearce Tail Gunner
Stanford Adams was Killed in Action during the Mission to the Schweinfurt(Germany) Ball Bearings Factory, when they were hit by FLAK, severe damaged, they crashed in France, on 17 August 1943, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
On the Website association from the 91st Bomber Group they speak;
Remaining crew brought aircraft back to and crash landed on grass at RAF Manston on Aug 17, 1943.
Stanford is mentioned/buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold,
Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.
Thanks to http://www.91stbombgroup.com/
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
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
TWS Roll of Honor, togetherweserved.com
A/C 139 and A/C 990 were Missing.
