Carl R Adams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 19528
Carl Adams, Washington, Iowa, 490th BG, KIA
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KIA Chapter, Iowans of the Mighty Eighth book by Charles D Taylor
Carl R Adams was killed on a training mission. His aircraft crashed near Eaton Socon in England. All 3 crewmen were killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792685, 12053319 (on enlisting)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-493048, 17079692 (on enlisting)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 27 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Herrold, IA 50109, USA | 8 January 1943 | At Camp Dodge |
Died |
Eaton Socon, Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19, UK | 27 June 1944 | |
Born |
Washington, IA 52353, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia