He resided in Campbell County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 19, 1943 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
He was assigned to the Advance Landing Ground A-71 in Chastres, France.
B-26C #42-107844, while returning from an operational mission, crash landed on the East-West runway at Chastres and immediately caught on fire at 1134 hours.
Members of the 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, Military Police, and medical personnel quickly responded to the crashed B-26 in an effort to aid & rescue the crew and to contain the fire as best as they could.
Two members of the crew were quickly removed from the B-26 by medical personnel and put in an ambulance as others continued to try and control the fire.
When an attempt was made to rescue a third crew member the bomb load on the B-26 exploded. This explosion killed the entire crew of the B-26 and many of the ground crew attempting to save them.
Oscar was "Killed In Action" in this explosion at Chastres, France during the war.
He was awarded the "Soldier's Medal" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33535904
Oscar was the husband of Pauline Kate Adams who resided in Sandy Level, Virginia.
(Bio by: Russ Pickett)
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Those who perished on B-26C #42-107844:
Allman, James L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WV
Hans, Norbert A ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, CA
Hudson, Craig T ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, AL
McDonald, Leonard W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TN
McKnight, Jack N ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Weldon, Neil H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
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Ground crew that perished included:
Adams, Oscar R ~ Tech/5, VA
Au, Dale D ~ Corp, OH
Boch, Joseph F ~ Sgt, OH
Brasington, James C ~ Pvt, SC
Countryman, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, CA
Crabb, Lester C ~ Sgt, TN
Dixon, Harry A ~ Tech/5, MD
Felion, George A ~ Pfc, VT
Garcia, Inez G ~ Corp, TX
Jones, Roy W ~ Sgt, TX
La Voy, Charles P ~ Tech/5, MO
Murphy, Robert E ~ Maj, CA
Nelson, Harold A ~ Tech/5, MN
Orante, Armando R ~ Pfc, AZ
Page, Leo V ~ Tech/5, RI
Perez, Carlos S ~ Pvt, TX
Pick, Charles R, Jr ~ Sgt
Radlinger, Laurence E ~ 1st Lt, SD
Sandstrom, Joseph H ~ Pfc, CT
Watters, Franklin L ~ Capt, Surgeon, MI
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett)
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He resided in Campbell County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 19, 1943 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
He was assigned to the Advance Landing Ground A-71 in Chastres, France.
B-26C #42-107844, while returning from an operational mission, crash landed on the East-West runway at Chastres and immediately caught on fire at 1134 hours.
Members of the 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, Military Police, and medical personnel quickly responded to the crashed B-26 in an effort to aid & rescue the crew and to contain the fire as best as they could.
Two members of the crew were quickly removed from the B-26 by medical personnel and put in an ambulance as others continued to try and control the fire.
When an attempt was made to rescue a third crew member the bomb load on the B-26 exploded. This explosion killed the entire crew of the B-26 and many of the ground crew attempting to save them.
Oscar was "Killed In Action" in this explosion at Chastres, France during the war.
He was awarded the "Soldier's Medal" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 33535904
Oscar was the husband of Pauline Kate Adams who resided in Sandy Level, Virginia.
(Bio by: Russ Pickett)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on B-26C #42-107844:
Allman, James L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WV
Hans, Norbert A ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, CA
Hudson, Craig T ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, AL
McDonald, Leonard W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TN
McKnight, Jack N ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, TX
Weldon, Neil H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ground crew that perished included:
Adams, Oscar R ~ Tech/5, VA
Au, Dale D ~ Corp, OH
Boch, Joseph F ~ Sgt, OH
Brasington, James C ~ Pvt, SC
Countryman, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, CA
Crabb, Lester C ~ Sgt, TN
Dixon, Harry A ~ Tech/5, MD
Felion, George A ~ Pfc, VT
Garcia, Inez G ~ Corp, TX
Jones, Roy W ~ Sgt, TX
La Voy, Charles P ~ Tech/5, MO
Murphy, Robert E ~ Maj, CA
Nelson, Harold A ~ Tech/5, MN
Orante, Armando R ~ Pfc, AZ
Page, Leo V ~ Tech/5, RI
Perez, Carlos S ~ Pvt, TX
Pick, Charles R, Jr ~ Sgt
Radlinger, Laurence E ~ 1st Lt, SD
Sandstrom, Joseph H ~ Pfc, CT
Watters, Franklin L ~ Capt, Surgeon, MI
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett)
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