Serviceman
Clarence R Adams
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- Army serial number
- 36121338
- Rank
- CPL (23 September 1944), Sgt (27 September 1944), SSGT (26 February 1945), SSGT (21 March 1945), SSGT (19 June 1945)
- Hometown
- DETROIT MI; Detroit MI; Detroit, MI
- Also written
- Clarence Adams
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 57
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Vernon L. Dexter Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 181, 15 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Vernon L. Dexter crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 57)
- mission 182, 16 March 1945 · Schwechat · The Vernon L. Dexter crew's history names Schwechat: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 57)
- mission 184, 20 March 1945 · Vienna, Kagran · The Vernon L. Dexter crew's history names Vienna, Kagran: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 57)
- mission 185, 21 March 1945 · Vienna, Vösendorf · The Vernon L. Dexter crew's history names Vienna, Vösendorf: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 57)
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Vernon L. Dexter crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 57)
- mission 190, 26 March 1945 · Wiener Neustadt · The Vernon L. Dexter crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 57)
- mission 191, 30 March 1945 · Wiener Neustadt · The Vernon L. Dexter crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 57)
- mission 198, 8 April 1945 · Campodazzo · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3567 | CPL |
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 968 | SSGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1597 | SSGT |
| 19 June 1945 | award (code not read) | 3579 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 13634 · 44-6733 · 8 April 1945 · mission 198, 8 April 1945
Morning reports
5 entries, first 26 January 1944, last 27 September 1944; grades seen: Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-01-26 815th: Pvt 1cl E 25 Jan 44 15 day fur to GWOL
- 1944-01-26 815th: Pvt lcl F AWOL (21 hrs) to dy
- 1944-02-11 815th: Pvt lol S/M as M/R 11 Feb 1944 as reads (24 Jan 1944 15 day fur to dy) is amended to read 15 day fur to AWOL
- 1944-02-15 815th: Pvt 1c18 L above 2 named EM reduced to Pvt
- 1944-09-27 817th: fr hosp (LD) to duty
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 723, roll 463205991 p. 603, roll 463205991 p. 607, roll 570165454 p. 496
Statements, mentions and histories
- 2 more statements from MACR 13634 are on the loss record.
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