Adams, Samuel, LT

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Final Rank
Lieutenant
Last Designator
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Designator Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1939-1942, 131X, Bombing Squadron 5 (VB-5)
Service Years
1935 - 1942
Lieutenant Lieutenant

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Home State
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Year of Birth
1912
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Northampton, MA
Last Address
With VB-5 deployed aboard USS Yorktown in the Pacific.

Remembered at the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Hawaii

Casualty Date
Jun 05, 1942
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Pacific Ocean
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea - N/A, Pacific Ocean
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Lost at sea with his aircraft off Midway.

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World War II FallenUnited States Navy Memorial The National Gold Star Family RegistryWWII Memorial National Registry
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East Indies Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of Java Sea
From Month/Year
February / 1942
To Month/Year
February / 1942

Description
The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.

Allied navies suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on 27 February 1942, and in secondary actions over successive days. The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) Strike Force commander—Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman—was killed. The aftermath of the battle included several smaller actions around Java, including the smaller but also significant Battle of Sunda Strait. These defeats led to Japanese occupation of the entire Netherlands East Indies.

The battle was the largest surface ship engagement since the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
February / 1942
To Month/Year
February / 1942
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
Awarded "Navy Cross" First award

   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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