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2LT Billy G. Adams

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2LT Billy G. Adams

Birth
Death
5 Apr 1944 (aged 21)
El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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2nd Lt. Billy G. Adams graduated at Bolton H.S. and Draughon's, Fort Worth. Entered U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and trained in Shawnee, Okla. and Sand Antonio, Texas.

Served with the 214th Combat Crew Training Squadron. He was the Navigator aboard B-24J Liberator #42-73375. He was killed when a crash landing was made due to engine failures, five miles north of Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Killed were:


1LT Charles H Everett - Pilot

2LT Robert E Cockrell, Co-pilot

2LT Billy G Adams, Navigator

SSGT John D Di Marino

SSGT Furnifold M Simmons



2nd Lt. Billy G. Adams graduated at Bolton H.S. and Draughon's, Fort Worth. Entered U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and trained in Shawnee, Okla. and Sand Antonio, Texas.

Served with the 214th Combat Crew Training Squadron. He was the Navigator aboard B-24J Liberator #42-73375. He was killed when a crash landing was made due to engine failures, five miles north of Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Killed were:


1LT Charles H Everett - Pilot

2LT Robert E Cockrell, Co-pilot

2LT Billy G Adams, Navigator

SSGT John D Di Marino

SSGT Furnifold M Simmons





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