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Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
Samuel Adams
	48k	Namesake: Ensign Samuel Adams, USN. Photograph taken at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, 31 January 1938, while he was in flight training. 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 from the Bureau of Personnel Collection in the U.S. National Archives National Archives photo 80-PA-1A-22		Naval Historical Center
USS Adams (DM 27)
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	99k	Off San Francisco, CA 2 May 1945. She is painted in what is probably Measure 22 camouflage, Navy blue (lower color) and Haze Grey (upper color) Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1971. U.S. Navy photo NH 77371.		Original photo: Dana Welch Replacement photo: Naval Historical Center
	62k	Adams (DM-27) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, CA., late June 1945, following repairs from Kamikaze damage. National Archives photo 19-N-86927		-
	133k	Stern view of Adams off Mare Island on 28 June 1945. U.S. Navy photo 4932-45		Darryl Baker
	147k	Bow on view of Adams in Mare Island channel on 28 June 1945. Mare Island Ammunition Depot is in the background. U.S. Navy photo 4936-45
	68k	28 June 1945 Off Mare Island National Archives photo		Joe Radigan
	335k	Aft plan view of Adams at Mare Island on 2 July 1945. She was under going repairs at the yard from 7 May to 4 July 1945 U.S. Navy photo 5063-45		Darryl Baker
	283k	Forward plan view of Adams at Mare Island on 2 July 1945 U.S. Navy photo 5065-45
	93k	c. September 1946 Mare Island Navy Yard U.S. Navy photo		Pieter Bakels
	117k	Stern view of Adams off Mare Island on 23 September 1946 U.S. Navy photo 3411-46		Darryl Baker
	247k	Broadside view of Adams off Mare Island on 23 September 1946. She was under going repairs at the yard from 29 July to 28 September 1946 U.S. Navy photo 3413-46 Replacement photo added 28 September 2021
	136k	Bow on view of Adams departing Mare Island on 23 September 1946 U.S. Navy photo 3415-46
	105k	25 September 1946 Mare Island Navy Yard. U.S. Navy photo		Pieter Bakels

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Commanding Officers
01	CDR Henry Jacques Armstrong, Jr., USN - USNA Class of 1927 Retired as Rear Admiral	10 October 1944 - 7 May 1945
02	CDR Donald Noble Clay, USN - USNA Class of 1935	7 May 1945 - 20 November 1945
03	CDR Gerald Louis Christie, USN - USNA Class of 1935	20 November 1945 - 20 December 1946
04	CDR George Marvin Price, USN - USNA Class of 1933	20 December 1946 - 29 January 1947

Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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View the Adams (DM-27)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Website

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THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON

The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in commending the

UNITED STATES SHIP ADAMS

for service as follows

"For outstanding heroism in action while serving as Flagship of Mine Division EIGHT during operations for the seizure of enemy Japanese-held Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, from March 24 to April 1, 1945. Operating in dangerous waters protected by enemy mines and numerous suicide craft, the U.S.S. ADAMS rendered distinctive service in providing effective air cover for our minesweeper groups against hostile attack by air, surface, submarine and shore fire. A natural and frequent target for heavy Japanese aerial attack, she was constantly vigilant and read for battle, fighting her guns valiantly to down seven planes and one probable. Severally damaged by a near miss when three enemy planes attacked on April 1, the U.S.S. ADAMS, by her own aggressiveness and the courage and skill of her officers and men, contributed to the success of the Okinawa invasion, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

All personnel attached to and serving on board the U.S.S. ADAMS from March 24 to April 1, 1945, are authorized to wear the NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION Ribbon.