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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James E. Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE 21

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BARR DE-576 AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS. ON MAY 29, 1944, THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21, WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. BARR PURSUED THE U-BOAT (U-549) UNTIL AROUND 2030 WHEN A TORPEDO STRUCK BARR AS WELL. HE WAS PRESUMED KILLED AS HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED.