World War II Honoree

Robert William Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Mr. & Mrs. James Sullivan

Relationship

Daughter & Son-in-law

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. SERVED FROM JULY 22, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 12, 1946. TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES TRAINING CENTER, ILLINOIS; NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA AND GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVAL ARMED GUARD PROVIDING DEFENSE ABOARD THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE LIBERTY SHIP SS BENJAMIN A. FISHER OPERATED BY THE ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY BETWEEN JANUARY 18,1945 AND JULY 18,1945. DEPARTED NEW ORLEANS WITH A CARGO OF ORDNANCE AND QUARTERMASTER SUPPLIES EN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC WAR ZONE VIA THE PANAMA CANAL AFTER EQUIPPING THE VESSEL WITH ONE 3 INCH AND ONE 5 INCH GUN AND EIGHT 20MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. ARRIVED ENIWETOK, MARSHALL ISLANDS; KOSSOL ROADS, PALAU; LEYTE AND MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; SAILING IN THREE SEPARATE CONVOYS. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AT SAN FRANCISCO VIA HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA; PORT KEMBLA, SIDNEY AND NEW CASTLE, AUSTRALIA; AND PAPEETE, TAHITI WITH A CARGO OF COAL, NICKEL AND COPRA. LATER, SERVED AT THE U.S. NAVAL BASE, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN BOAT POOL 15-1. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD FROM MAY 2O, 1943 TO JUNE 7, 1943 AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN AT MANHATTAN BEACH, NEW YORK AND ALSO IN THE U.S. ARMY AS A PRIVATE WITH HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION 'THE GOLDEN LIONS' ARTILLERY AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA FROM NOVEMBER 27, 1943 TO JUNE 15, 1944. RECEIVED QUALIFICATIONS AS CARBINE SHARPSHOOTER, TRUCK DRIVER - WHEELED (W), AND CREWMAN ON 105MM HOWITZER. EARNED MEMBERSHIP IN THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE DEEP, HAVING CROSSED THE EQUATOR ON APRIL 19,1944 ABOARD THE SS BENJAMIN A. FISHER. RECEIVED THE 'RUPTURED DUCK' LAPEL BUTTON FOR HONORABLE SERVICE.