Harry R Adams

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media-51791.jpeg UPL 51791 Harry R Adams, 14FG

Object Number - UPL 51791 - Harry R Adams, 14FG

Assigned to 49FS, 14FG. Passenger aboard C-47 41-7803 crashed at Moel y Gaer mountain 23-Aug-42. Died of Wounds (DOW) 26-Aug-42.





Awards: PH.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 18th Troop Carrier Squadron 64th Troop Carrier Group
  • Service Numbers: 17025843 / O-433764
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 18th Troop Carrier Squadron 64th Troop Carrier Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 October 1918 Son of James Raymond and Etta Louella [Hesher] Adams.  

Enlisted

10 December 1941 Presidio Of Monterey California.

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Crashed

23 August 1942 Passenger aboard C-47 41-7803 crashed at Moel y Gaer 23-Aug-42.

Died

26 August 1942 Recovered from crashsite to Welsh hospital. Died of Wounds (DOW) 26-Aug-42.

Buried

27 August 1942 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Re-Interred Woodlawn Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Born

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 27

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