NAME Charles Benjamin Adams |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 307367 |
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UNIT USS Houston Marine Detachment |
HOME OF RECORD 2237½ 121st Street Willowbrook, CA |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Albert & Zella Adams |
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DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1923 at Williams, CA |
ENTERED SERVICE April 19, 1941 at San Francisco, CA |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Charles B. Adams was a Marine Corps radioman. He was en route for service at Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippine Islands when Pearl Harbor was attacked; Cavite fell soon after. Adams’ group of communicators was diverted to the USS Houston on 7 January 1942 and became part of the cruiser’s Marine detachment. Adams was lost in the sinking of the Houston on 1 March 1942. His remains were never found, and he was declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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