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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Virgil Adkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Leavenworth, Indiana

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted on 6 November 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky. Assigned to the USS Morris DD-417, a Sims class destroyer. Served in the Pacific Theater of operations. was in the offensive task force for Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Wotje Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, and Eniwetok. February, 1944 returned to Pearl Harbor. April, 1944 returned to the Pacific operations New Guinea, Noemfoor Islands, Philippine Islands and Okinawa 6 April 1945 ship was hit by a kamikaze plane Nakajima B 5 N between gun mounts 1 and 2. Returned to San Francisco Naval Yards. Ship was declared not seaworthy nor habitable it was placed out of commission. Rating of Seaman First Class Gunner's Mate.