- Died in Action on his 21st Birthday
- USS Arizona Memorial
- US Navy Seaman - World War II
- Posthumous Purple Heart Recipient
Seaman 1st Class Robert Franklin Adams was born 7 December 1920 in Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States to James Lucas Adams (1884-1926) and Cornie Mary Pool (1880-1943) and died 7 December 1941 USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of unspecified causes.
1941 Pearl Harbor Attack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' formal entry into World War II.
This sailor was a casualty of the horrific explosion that day onboard the USS Arizona and is remembered at the USS Arizona Memorial.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Joseph Adams (1905-1987) | |||
| Jackson Homer Adams (1906-1993) | |||
| Mary Adams (1911-1988) | |||
| James Adams (1915-2015) | |||
| Robert Franklin Adams (1920-1941) | 7 December 1920 Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States | 7 December 1941 USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States | |
Residences
See also
- Robert Adams
- Adams Family
- Adams in Lauderdale County, Alabama
- Adams in Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Robert Adams, USSArizona.org, https://www.ussarizona.org/individual-profiles/uss-arizona-casualty-profiles/adams-robert-franklin-s1c-usn-alabama, retrieved 06 Jun 2024