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CAPT JOHN P. ADAMS, USN
CAPT JOHN P. ADAMS, USN


CAPT JOHN P. ADAMS, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 1885

Service Date In: 06/01/1940 Date of Birth: 02/20/1919
Service Date Out: 06/01/1972
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended Col. of Emporia KS
City, State Pensacola,FL

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Navy Cross (2awards)

Theaters/Campaigns:
World War II

Aircraft:
Wildcat
Hellcat
Corsair
Bearcat
Cougar

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Yorktown CV5 1st
6mo.ofWWII&CV10Last3
USS Siboney CVE-112

Associations/Service Organizations:
USS Siboney CVE-112
VP of NAMF

Significant Achievements:
Last plane to fly off USS Yorktown CV-5 in Batl of Midway while under attack-got a torpedo plane, but CV-5 sunk so he landed on USS Enterprise CV-6. CO of VF-41.

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