Norman C Adams

Military

Norman C. Adams was the Navigator/Bombardier of the B-24D, 'Jersey Bounce'. He was shot down in the low level raid over Ploesti and spent 18 months in the Timsul de Jus prison camp north of Ploesti. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Soldiers Medal, and the Air Medal, Prisoner of War (POW) shot down while on TDY to the 9th Air Force for the Ploesti raid in the B-24D 'Jersey Bounce', # 42-40609. Prisoner of War (POW) in Rumania, deaf for three days following crash. Aug 1, 1943 - Aidan M. Graham

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40609

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Jersey Bounce
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force Finance

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

1 August 1943

Born

Oinibam /ca

Revisions

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ContributorKickapoo
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B-24 - Best Web - # 42-40609 - 'Jersey Bounce'

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B-24 - Best Web - # 42-40609 - 'Jersey Bounce'

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 335