Adams, James Wilbur – ww2 Pacific

Name and Rank, Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class James Wilbur Adams.

Unit/placed in, Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44) “Golden Pelicans”.

James was born approx. on Feb. 13, 1925 in Alameda County, California.

Mother, Henrietta (Ackerman) Adams .

Half-brother’s, William and Edward Learned.

Wife, Emma V. Adams.

James entered the service from Colorado with service number # 6186451.

James‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PB4Y-5 were,

LtJg. Robert S. Whitman Jr. Pilot

Ensign Walter H. Mosley Co Pilot

Ensign Lee C. McCleary Navigator

Ensign Jack H. Camp Observer

Aom2. Philip L. Fulghum Radio Operator

Acrm. James W. Adams Engineer

Amm1. Virgil M. Marsh Gunner

Amm2. Clarence J. Norby Jr. Gunner

Rm3. William H. O’Farrell Gunner

Amm? John C. Weeks Gunner

James was Killed in Action when on the mission he was shot down at the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

James is mentioned/buried at Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

Courts of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.vp44goldenpelicans.com/VP-44%20Ford%20Island%20&%20Midway.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian