Serviceman
James W Adams
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- Army serial number
- 37519033
- Rank
- 2LT (16 August 1944), SSGT (1 October 1944), SSGT (15 November 1944), S/Sgt (22 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Jamaica, Long Island NY; ST JOSEPH MO
- Also written
- James Adams
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 173, 218
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Robert A. Olson Crew · 817th
- Russell H. Simons Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Robert A. Olson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 173); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2584 | 2LT |
| 1 October 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3742 | SSGT |
| 15 November 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4509 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 November 1944; grades seen: S/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.
- 1944-11-22 817th: Shindledecker Arthur E 612 S/Sgt Above 5 Os 11 EM relvd fr asget and asgd to Repl Depot 7 per auth: Ltr:Subj: Orders: 15 AF dtd 18 November We
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3610
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