- 1941: Pearl Harbor Casualty
- USS Arizona Memorial
- US Navy Seaman - World War II
- Posthumous Purple Heart Recipient
Seaman 1st Class Samuel Adolphus Abercrombie was born 18 March 1919 in Polk County, Texas, United States to John Thomas Abercrombie (1858-1930) and Maudie Rice (1888-1919) and died 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of unspecified causes.
Biography
Following the death of his mother, Maude, in 1919, many of the younger children went to live with other family members. Adolphus lived with is sister Ethel Cook and her husband, Jarrett for several years, and was more like a son, than a brother to her. He was kind and fun to be with according to family oral history, and loved by everyone.
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 |
| James Bazil Abercrombie (1882-1961) | |||
| Lou Frances Abercrombie (1885-1961) | |||
| Ora Abercrombie (1890-1904) | |||
| Martha Ethel Abercrombie (1892-1957) | |||
| Thomas Marvin Abercrombie (1894-1971) | |||
| Margaret Elizabeth Abercrombie (1896-1989) | |||
| Dovie Mae Abercrombie (1899-1990) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Beatrice Myrtle Abercrombie (1912-1996) | |||
| Ivy Roberta Abercrombie (1914-1963) | |||
| Richard Edwin Abercrombie (1915-2012) | |||
| John Thomas Abercrombie (1917-1980) | |||
| Samuel Adolphus Abercrombie (1919-1941) | 18 March 1919 Polk County, Texas, United States | 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States | |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ellie Fay Abercrombie (1921-1923) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Samuel Abercrombie
- Abercrombie Family
- Abercrombie in Polk County, Texas
- Abercrombie in Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Samuel Abercrombie, USSArizona.org, https://www.ussarizona.org/individual-profiles/uss-arizona-casualty-profiles/abercrombie-samuel-adolphus-s1c-usn-texas, retrieved 06 Jun 2024