World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mayo R. Adams, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Honored By
Mayo R. Adams
Joined April 2, 1942. Called to active duty October 1942 as Aviation Cadet. Commissioned Lieutenant April 22, 1943. B-17 pilot training until October 1943. Reported to the 379th Bomb Group, 526th Bomb Squadron in November 1943. Flew 31 missions. Wounded by enemy fighter fire on December 30, 1943. Crash-landed battle damaged B-17 in England on July 4, 1943. Returned to the U.S. in August 1944. B-17 Pilot Instructor at end of war. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and Distinguished Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster.