World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Seymour L. Adelman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED AS AN ENGINEER ON A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE, 307TH BOMB GROUP, 370TH BOMB SQUADRON, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HIS AIRCRAFT WENT MISSING WHILE ON A MISSION NEAR THE ISLAND OF GUADALCANAL AND WAS POSSIBLY SHOT DOWN BY A JAPANESE NIGHT FIGHTER. DECORATIONS: AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.