World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Taggart Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS A DEMOLITIONS EXPERT IN THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION, WHICH MEANT HE WAS ALWAYS WITH THE FIRST WAVE IN THE INVASIONS OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN AND FINALLY IWO JIMA. HE WAS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE BITTEREST BATTLES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.