World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bernard Joseph Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Newburgh, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 390TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE. FROM AUGUST OF 1943 TO MAY OF 1945, FROM THEIR BASE IN PARHAM, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, HIS UNIT FLEW 301 MISSIONS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. KNOWN FOR GREAT PROFICIENCY AND LEGENDARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HIS UNIT ALSO EARNED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.