World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frank Lee Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He was a First Lieutenant Pilot with the 91st Bomber Group, Heavy 324th Bomber Squadron. He was flying on a B-17 during a mission to Berlin, Germany. They were hit with an explosion of flak in the waist section of the aircraft. It disintegrated and the tail section floated back through the formation and the forward section nosed downward. The entire crew was killed. He was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on February 3, 1945. Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal.