World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Andrew Dewitt Adcock
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Castle, Kentucky
Honored By
Eugene P. Adcock
Relationship
Son
HE WITNESSED PEARL HARBOR FROM THE USS SARATOGA FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER 7, 1941 ATTACK. HE SURVIVED THE TORPEDOED SINKING OF THE USS JOHN PENN OFF LUNGA POINT, GUADALCANAL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1943, AND HE ALSO WITNESSED NUCLEAR BOMB TESTS OFF THE BIKINI ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.