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PFC Wayne Eugene Adams

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PFC Wayne Eugene Adams Veteran

Birth
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
1 Dec 1952 (aged 17)
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
Visalia, Tulare County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A, Block 80, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps.

One of thirteen military personnel killed when
U.S. Air Force C-47D Skytrain #45-1124
crashed into the side of Mt. San Gorgonio,
California, approximately midway between San
Bernardino and Yucca Valley, during an intense
snowstorm, December 1, 1952.

The wreck was located three weeks later on
December 21 under twelve feet of snow, but
the bodies of the victims were not removed
from the crash site until May 3, 1953.

The service men killed were:

Capt. George Bingham , Pilot
1st Lt. Robert Germer , Co-pilot
M/Sgt. Ronald Rominger , Flt. Engr./radio op.
CWO Raymond H Ward , USAF
A/2C John C Lawson , USAF
A/3C Franklin R Whitt , USAF
PFC Wayne E. Adams, USMC
TN Felix S Roseman , USN
PFC John F Hartman , USMC
PFC Carleton Yow , USMC
PV2-E2 Arthur Dowling , US Army
PVT-E2 Waitman McCallister , US Army
PV2-E Robert L Pope , US Army

Burial location provided by ShaneO
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps.

One of thirteen military personnel killed when
U.S. Air Force C-47D Skytrain #45-1124
crashed into the side of Mt. San Gorgonio,
California, approximately midway between San
Bernardino and Yucca Valley, during an intense
snowstorm, December 1, 1952.

The wreck was located three weeks later on
December 21 under twelve feet of snow, but
the bodies of the victims were not removed
from the crash site until May 3, 1953.

The service men killed were:

Capt. George Bingham , Pilot
1st Lt. Robert Germer , Co-pilot
M/Sgt. Ronald Rominger , Flt. Engr./radio op.
CWO Raymond H Ward , USAF
A/2C John C Lawson , USAF
A/3C Franklin R Whitt , USAF
PFC Wayne E. Adams, USMC
TN Felix S Roseman , USN
PFC John F Hartman , USMC
PFC Carleton Yow , USMC
PV2-E2 Arthur Dowling , US Army
PVT-E2 Waitman McCallister , US Army
PV2-E Robert L Pope , US Army

Burial location provided by ShaneO

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