Fletcher Eugene Adams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22411 - Capt Fletcher E Adams 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Nine confirmed kills. Failed to Return (FTR) from bomber escort mission to Bernburg, section bounced out of the sun by four Bf109's. Shot down near Celle in P-51B 43-12468. Baled out safely only to become the 1st American to be murdered by civilians on the ground. KIA. MACR 5200.
Awards: DFC (OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Southern Belle
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ida, LA 71044, USA | 2 August 1921 | Son of Noel Loyd and Blanche [Shaw] Adams. |
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Enlisted |
Louisiana, USA | 23 December 1940 | |
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Other Assigned |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 18 March 1943 - 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA | 28 August 1943 | Mid Air Collision with Towed Target 4 Miles Sth Half Moon Bay Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Fletcher E Adams, 28-Aug-43. P-39L 42-4687 - 362FS 357FG |
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Died |
Celle, Germany | 30 May 1944 | Shot down near Celle in P-51B 43-12468. Baled out safely only to become the 1st American to be murdered by civilians on the ground. KIA. MACR 5200. |
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bethsaida Cemetery, Ida Caddo Parish, LA | Remains were returned to his hometown in the summer of 1949 and he now rests in the family plot with his mother and father. Bethsaida Cemetery, Ida Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. | |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rodessa, LA 71069, USA | ||
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Other Promotion |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
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Buried |
Celle, Germany |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=adams
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Adams%2C+Fletche…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=5200
https://www.fold3.com/image/28640781
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Adams&GSfn=Fletch…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
