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Home State
West Virginia | |
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Year of Birth
1921 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2
to remember
Adkins, Howard Lucus, F1c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Goodwill, WV |
Last Address
Goodwill, WV
(Father~Thomas Morris Adkins)
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Casualty Date
Dec 07, 1941 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Hawaii |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Court 5 (Cenotaph) |
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Last Known Activity
On 7 December 1941 USS CALIFORNIA was moored at the southernmost berth of "Battleship Row" and was with other dreadnoughts of the Battle Force when the Japanese launched their aerial attack. As she was about to undergo a material inspection, watertight integrity was not at its maximum; consequently the ship suffered great damage when hit. At 0805 a bomb exploded below decks, setting off an antiaircraft ammunition magazine and killing about 50 men. A second bomb ruptured her bow plates. Despite valiant efforts to keep her afloat the inrushing water could not be isolated and CALIFORNIA settled into the mud with only her superstructure remaining above the surface. When the action ended, 98 of her crew were lost and 61 wounded.
F1C (E-4) Howard L. Adkins was report as "Missing in Action" on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor and his body was never recovered. He was stationed on board the USS California BB-44.
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Comments/Citation
Not Specified
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