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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ted Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1942 AND SERVED ABOARD THE USS SAN FRANCISCO, A HEAVY CRUISER. WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE CONTROL DIVISION, USED ELECTRON-HYDRAULIC DEVICES TO AIM THE SHIP'S GUNS AT DISTANT TARGETS. SAW ACTION IN THE GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS. JOINED IN THE ASSAULT ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN 1944. THE SHIP RECEIVED LITTLE DAMAGE WHILE IN COMBAT BUT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED WHEN HIT BY TWO TYPHOONS, THE FIRST ON DECEMBER 18, 1944 AND THE SECOND IN JUNE 1945. ENDED HIS TOUR OF DUTY IN OKINAWA.