Louis Wink Adams Jr

Military
media-53211.jpeg UPL 53211 1st Lt Louis Wink Adams Jr, 20FG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53211 - 1st Lt Louis Wink Adams Jr, 20FG.

Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 7 victories, Me109[3], Me410[1], Do18[1], Ar196[1], Fw190[1]. End Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6 OLC), Silver Star, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle stars).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Murph
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kingsville, TX 78363, USA 10 June 1922 Son of Louis Wink Sr and Jeanette [Elsing] Adams.

Other

Assigned

King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK 26 March 1944 - 2 November 1944 Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK 21 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Baled out

King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK 18 October 1944 Baled Out due to Fire White House Farm Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt. Louis W. Adams Jr, 18-Oct-44. P-51D 44-13838 - 77FS 20FG 8AF

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 2 November 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Kingsville, TX 78363, USA 22 January 1974 Died following a heart attack.

Buried

Resthaven Memorial Park Kingsville Kleberg County TX 25 January 1974 Resthaven Memorial Park Kingsville Kleberg County Texas, USA.

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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