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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard A. Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pine Grove, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CAPTAIN. AS A PILOT, FLEW THE B-24 LIBERATOR WITH 90TH BOMB GROUP 'THE JOLLY ROGERS', 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ALSO FLEW AS CO-PILOT WITH ALDEN CURRIE'S CREW. ON A MISSION, DECEMBER 1, 1943, HIS PLANE WAS ATTACKED BY ENEMY FIRE AND HE TRIED TO MAKE A WATER LANDING. AFTER THE CRASH, MOST OF THE CREW WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE, BUT FOUR WERE LOST. MISSION AIR CREW REPORT 13824.