Thomas Jefferson Adams
MilitaryCrew member of B-24 Liberator 41-23810 'Tarfu', flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya.
Later flew on 4-Jan-44 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. POW. MACR 8342.
Statement from T/Sgt Thomas J. Adams:
"Our plane crashed because the control cables had been shot in two by anti-aircraft fire. Of course the plane went down in a spin, and there was not much time to get out, therefore we that were in good condition could not aid those that had been wounded and could not help themselves. The aircraft crashed 2 km southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Flensburg, Germany.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740921
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lafayette County, MS | 11 December 1919 | Son of James W Adams. |
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 31 July 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya |
Other Prisoner of War POW |
Flensburg, Germany | 4 January 1944 | 4th Jan 44 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. POW. MACR 8342. |
Died |
26 December 1971 | ||
Buried |
Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN | 28 December 1972 | Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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- ABMC;
- MACR 8342;
- ,Losses of 8th AF ;
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 8342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database