World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Rupert W. Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Honored By
A Grateful American
MASTER SERGEANT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF JOSEPH CASALE CREW. KILLED IN ACTION AUGUST 17, 1943. ON A NIGHT BOMBING MISSION AGAINST BORAM AIRFIELD NEAR WEWAK, THE B-24 FORMATION MET WITH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND SEARCHLIGHTS. OVER TARGET. THE PLANE WAS HIT, CAUGHT FIRE, AND CRASHED AT CAPE BORAM. MISSION AIR CREW REPORT 4906. AWARDED: AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART.