Sammie died in the South Pacific Ocean, near Australlia, when he was crushed after falling from his ship while transferring supplies to another ship. He was temporarily interred in Australia; however, his body was later exhumed and repatriated to Alabama, where he was laid to rest near his father and young siblings.
Sammie died in the South Pacific Ocean, near Australlia, when he was crushed after falling from his ship while transferring supplies to another ship. He was temporarily interred in Australia; however, his body was later exhumed and repatriated to Alabama, where he was laid to rest near his father and young siblings.
Inscription
Alabama
SC2C U.S. Navy
World War II
Family Members
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Rachel M. Adams Treece
1912–1933
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Albert Lonzo "Buddy" Adams Sr
1913–1971
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Bertie Lorene Adams Bird
1914–1975
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Ruby Nancy Adams Boyd
1916–1962
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James Walter Adams
1919–1930
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John Junior Adams
1920–1988
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Rosie Virginia Adams Jones
1926–1996
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William Jasper "Billy" Adams
1930–1975
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Infant 1 Adams
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Infant 2 Adams
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Infant 3 Adams
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Infant 4 Adams
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