World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ray Adams
Relationship
Son
TAIL GUNNER IN A B-17G FLYING FORTRESS. FLEW MANY MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. IN ONE INSTANCE, ON A FOGGY NIGHT, HIS PLANE AND ANOTHER B-17 COLLIDED IN MID-AIR AND HE WAS THE SOLE SURVIVOR FROM BOTH CREWS. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO PARACHUTE TO SAFETY.