Adams, James Edward, CM2

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
CM-0000-Carpenters Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Carpenters Mate

Primary Unit
1943-1944, CM-0000, Naval Reserve Forces Command

Service Years
1943 - 1945

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Personal Details

Home State

Colorado

Year of Birth
1915

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Casualty Info

Home Town Conifer, Colorado	Last Address Okinawa, Japan

Casualty Date Sep 23, 1945
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Japan	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Yuma Cemetery - Yuma, Colorado	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: 181

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	1945, World War II Fallen [Verified]

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Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1943-1945 World War II

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
US Navy WW II Veteran.

James started working with his parents on their farm north of Yuma at a very early age. He received his schooling at the Waverly school, the four high school years under Professor L.A. Hoskins.

He enlisted in the United States Navy in October 1943 and was called to active duty April 7, 1944. He was sent to Camp Bennion at Farragut, Idaho, before going overseas on June 2, 1945 and later stationed at US Naval Base Buckner Bay, Okinawa. Carpenters Mate Second Class James Adams and a buddy were exploring the island when he was killed by a grenade thrown by a Japanese soldier hiding in a cave. CM2 James Adams was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.

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