World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Albert Wellington Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Barrington, Rhode Island
Honored By
Charles J. Newman
LOST WITH ALL HIS SHIPMATES ABOARD THE SUBMARINE USS TROUT SS-202. THE TROUT LEFT MIDWAY ISLAND AFTER TOPPING OFF FUEL ON FEBRUARY 16, 1944 AND WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. WHEN THE TROUT DID NOT RETURN TO MIDWAY BY APRIL 7, 1944 SHE WAS DECLARED OVERDUE AND PRESUMED LOST ON APRIL 17, 1944.