World War II Honoree

Johnnie U. Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Darlington County, South Carolina

Honored By

390th Bomb Group Memorial Museum

HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 390TH BOMB GROUP, 568TH BOMB SQUADRON WHICH OPERATED OUT OF FRAMINGTON, ENGLAND DURING WWII. HE WAS THE RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-17 AIRCRAFT. HIS FIRST MISSION WAS THE 390TH MISSION # 001 ON 12 AUGUST 1943. ON 11 DECEMBER 1943, HIS 16TH MISSION (390TH MISSION #036) IN THE LEAD AIRCRAFT TO EMDEN, GERMANY, AIRCRAFT SERIAL #231122 NAMED 'SIX NIGHTS IN TELERGMA' (ARABIAN NUTS), WHEN THEY WERE SHOT DOWN AND HE WAS KILLED ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHERS. HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE PURPLE HEART. HE IS HONORED AT THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL IN MARGRATON, NETHERLANDS ON THE TABLETS OF THE MISSING.