Victim of the air collision over Pacoima Middle School.
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Flight Engineer Waldo Adams, 42
Waldo Beryl Adams was born March 8, 1914, in Wallace, Idaho, the son of Beryl Warden Adams and Hulda Marie Lundgreen Adams. A few years later, the family moved to Montana, where Adams' father worked as an electrical engineer.
In the early 1930s, Adams moved to Minnesota, and married Birdian Bernice Peterson. Their first son, Eugene Wayne Adams, was born Jan. 9, 1935.
In 1937, the family moved to Southern California and Adams started work at the Douglas Aircraft Company, and had a second son, Gary Warren Adams. By 1940, Waldo Adams' parents were divorced, and his father was living with the family in Los Angeles, while his mother was living with her widowed mother in Idaho. Adams' mother later moved to Los Angeles, where she died in 1946, at the age of 51. Adams' father died in 1968, at the age of 85.
At the time of the crash, Adams held a valid airman certificate with flight engineer, airframe, engine and commercial pilot ratings, and had been working for Douglas for 20 years. Company records showed that he has accumulated 2,711 flying hours as a flight engineer, including 278 hours in DC-7 aircraft.
Adams' funeral services were held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale. Adams was buried in the Meditation section of the cemetery. He was survived by his widow, two sons and his father.
Adams' widow, Birdian, remarried in September 1957. The couple moved to Idaho, and her second husband died in 2008. She died in Idaho in 2010, at the age of 92.
Adams' parents, Beryl (1883-1968) and Hulda (1894-1946), are also buried at Forest Lawn, across the road from their son, in the Liberty section.
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Flight Engineer Waldo Adams, 42
Waldo Beryl Adams was born March 8, 1914, in Wallace, Idaho, the son of Beryl Warden Adams and Hulda Marie Lundgreen Adams. A few years later, the family moved to Montana, where Adams' father worked as an electrical engineer.
In the early 1930s, Adams moved to Minnesota, and married Birdian Bernice Peterson. Their first son, Eugene Wayne Adams, was born Jan. 9, 1935.
In 1937, the family moved to Southern California and Adams started work at the Douglas Aircraft Company, and had a second son, Gary Warren Adams. By 1940, Waldo Adams' parents were divorced, and his father was living with the family in Los Angeles, while his mother was living with her widowed mother in Idaho. Adams' mother later moved to Los Angeles, where she died in 1946, at the age of 51. Adams' father died in 1968, at the age of 85.
At the time of the crash, Adams held a valid airman certificate with flight engineer, airframe, engine and commercial pilot ratings, and had been working for Douglas for 20 years. Company records showed that he has accumulated 2,711 flying hours as a flight engineer, including 278 hours in DC-7 aircraft.
Adams' funeral services were held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale. Adams was buried in the Meditation section of the cemetery. He was survived by his widow, two sons and his father.
Adams' widow, Birdian, remarried in September 1957. The couple moved to Idaho, and her second husband died in 2008. She died in Idaho in 2010, at the age of 92.
Adams' parents, Beryl (1883-1968) and Hulda (1894-1946), are also buried at Forest Lawn, across the road from their son, in the Liberty section.
Victim of the air collision over Pacoima Middle School.
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Flight Engineer Waldo Adams, 42
Waldo Beryl Adams was born March 8, 1914, in Wallace, Idaho, the son of Beryl Warden Adams and Hulda Marie Lundgreen Adams. A few years later, the family moved to Montana, where Adams' father worked as an electrical engineer.
In the early 1930s, Adams moved to Minnesota, and married Birdian Bernice Peterson. Their first son, Eugene Wayne Adams, was born Jan. 9, 1935.
In 1937, the family moved to Southern California and Adams started work at the Douglas Aircraft Company, and had a second son, Gary Warren Adams. By 1940, Waldo Adams' parents were divorced, and his father was living with the family in Los Angeles, while his mother was living with her widowed mother in Idaho. Adams' mother later moved to Los Angeles, where she died in 1946, at the age of 51. Adams' father died in 1968, at the age of 85.
At the time of the crash, Adams held a valid airman certificate with flight engineer, airframe, engine and commercial pilot ratings, and had been working for Douglas for 20 years. Company records showed that he has accumulated 2,711 flying hours as a flight engineer, including 278 hours in DC-7 aircraft.
Adams' funeral services were held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale. Adams was buried in the Meditation section of the cemetery. He was survived by his widow, two sons and his father.
Adams' widow, Birdian, remarried in September 1957. The couple moved to Idaho, and her second husband died in 2008. She died in Idaho in 2010, at the age of 92.
Adams' parents, Beryl (1883-1968) and Hulda (1894-1946), are also buried at Forest Lawn, across the road from their son, in the Liberty section.
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Flight Engineer Waldo Adams, 42
Waldo Beryl Adams was born March 8, 1914, in Wallace, Idaho, the son of Beryl Warden Adams and Hulda Marie Lundgreen Adams. A few years later, the family moved to Montana, where Adams' father worked as an electrical engineer.
In the early 1930s, Adams moved to Minnesota, and married Birdian Bernice Peterson. Their first son, Eugene Wayne Adams, was born Jan. 9, 1935.
In 1937, the family moved to Southern California and Adams started work at the Douglas Aircraft Company, and had a second son, Gary Warren Adams. By 1940, Waldo Adams' parents were divorced, and his father was living with the family in Los Angeles, while his mother was living with her widowed mother in Idaho. Adams' mother later moved to Los Angeles, where she died in 1946, at the age of 51. Adams' father died in 1968, at the age of 85.
At the time of the crash, Adams held a valid airman certificate with flight engineer, airframe, engine and commercial pilot ratings, and had been working for Douglas for 20 years. Company records showed that he has accumulated 2,711 flying hours as a flight engineer, including 278 hours in DC-7 aircraft.
Adams' funeral services were held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale. Adams was buried in the Meditation section of the cemetery. He was survived by his widow, two sons and his father.
Adams' widow, Birdian, remarried in September 1957. The couple moved to Idaho, and her second husband died in 2008. She died in Idaho in 2010, at the age of 92.
Adams' parents, Beryl (1883-1968) and Hulda (1894-1946), are also buried at Forest Lawn, across the road from their son, in the Liberty section.
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