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Home State
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Adcock, Curtis, CSK.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Athens, AL |
Last Address
White Bluff, TN
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Casualty Date
Feb 27, 1942 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines |
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Last Known Activity
In the early hours of 27 February, 1942 USS Langley (CV-1) rendezvoused with her anti-submarine screen, the destroyers Whipple and Edsall. Early that morning, a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft located the formation. At 11:40, about 75 miles south of Tjilatjap, the seaplane tender, along with Edsall and Whipple came under attack by sixteen Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service's Takao Kokūtai, led by Lieutenant Jiro Adachi, flying out of Den Pasar airfield on Bali, and escorted by fifteen A6M Reisen fighters. Rather than dropping all their bombs at once, the Japanese bombers attacked releasing partial salvos. Since they were level bombing from medium altitude, Langley was able to alter helm when the bombs were released and evade the first and second bombing passes, but the bombers altered their tactics on the third pass and bracketed the directions Langley could turn. As a result, Langley took five hits from a mix of 550 and 130 pound bombs as well as three near misses, with 16 crewmen killed. The topside burst into flames, steering was impaired, and the ship developed a 10 degree list to port. Unable to negotiate the narrow mouth of Tjilatjap harbor, Langley went dead in the water, as her engine room flooded. At 13:32, the order to abandon ship was passed. The escorting destroyers fired nine 4-inch shells and two torpedoes into Langley's hull, to ensure she didn't fall into enemy hands, and she sank. After being transferred to Pecos, many of her crew were lost when Pecos was sunk en route to Australia. Thirty-one of the thirty-three pilots assigned to the 13th Pursuit Squadron being transported by Langley were lost with Edsall when she was sunk on the same day while responding to the distress calls of Pecos.
No record can be located that states when CSK Adcock was lost - whether during the initial attack and sinking of the Langley or the later sinking of the Pecos. He was not among the crew members who returned. He was listed as missing in action and on October 15, 1945 officially listed as dead by the Navy.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 2717259
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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1937-1939, SK-0000, USS Black Hawk (AD-9)
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1939-1939, SK-0000, USS Ellet (DD-398)
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1939-1939, SK-0000, USS Nitro (AE-2)
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1939-1940, SK-0000, USS California (BB-44)
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1940-1942, SK-0000, USS Langley (CV-1)
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