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Silas Edward ADAMS
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-674436 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5 March 1917 Soap Lake, Grant County, WASHINGTON | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | WASHINGTON | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Silas ADAMS & Rosalie Konschak AMESS | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Salespersons |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 10 April 1942 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 416th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 99th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Group | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 24 November 1943 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Here is Silas as a young boy. They lived in Soap Lake, Washington. His father managed a hotel. Source : Andy |
Silas E Adams with his parents. Taken at Soap Lake, Washington. Around 1920’s. Source : Andy | ||||||
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2Lt. Silas E. ADAMS was a Pilot (B-17, 416th Bomber Squadron) he died when the plane exploded mid-air. His crew members and position were:
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Nose art on his aircraft Source : Andy | ||||||
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Source : Fold3 | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |