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| 45k | Samuel Adams was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, on 10 April 1912. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935, he was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1939. He joined Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) on USS Yorktown (CV-5) in May 1939 and served with that unit through the first six months of the Pacific war. On 4 June 1942, during a Battle of Midway scouting flight, Lieutenant Adams located the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, a vital contribution to the destruction of that ship. On the following day, while attacking the Japanese destroyer Tanikaze, he lost his life when his SBD aircraft was shot down. Lieutenant Samuel Adams was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Midway. Photograph taken at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, 31 January 1938, while he was in flight training. Photograph from the Bureau of Personnel Collection in the U.S. National Archives (# 80-PA-1A-22.). | Fabio Peņa | |
| 95k | Undated, location unknown. In Minesweeper configuration. | Dana Welch | |
| 89k | As DM-27 off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, in late June 1945, following repair of Kamikaze damage. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
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