Name:
Arthur I. Adams
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-435845
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-01-03
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Elgin Cemetery, Oregon
Plot:
71
Row:
10
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Comments:
1st Lt Arthur I. Adams, pilot of the B-17 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over the “Flak City” of St Nazaire. The target was a torpedo storage area near the submarine pens. Once over the target area, heavy flak and fighter attacks damaged the plane and started a fire on board. Only three crew members managed to bail out, one without a parachute.