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TM1 Roy Adair

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TM1 Roy Adair Veteran

Birth
Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Death
17 Aug 1942 (aged 37)
Burial
Corozal, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá, Panama Add to Map
Plot
Section: C Row: 6 Grave: 30
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A 37 year American man from Georgia, serving as a Torpedoman aboard the submarine "USS Bass" (SS-164) with 18 years service during World War II. On August 17, 1942, while the submarine was submerged, a fire started in the after battery room and spread to the torpedo room killing 25 crew members from asphyxiation from poisonous gas off Balboa, Panama.
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Service Number: 267 74 11
A 37 year American man from Georgia, serving as a Torpedoman aboard the submarine "USS Bass" (SS-164) with 18 years service during World War II. On August 17, 1942, while the submarine was submerged, a fire started in the after battery room and spread to the torpedo room killing 25 crew members from asphyxiation from poisonous gas off Balboa, Panama.
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Service Number: 267 74 11

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TM1C, US NAVY WORLD WAR II


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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: Michael Harrington
  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19326339/roy-adair: accessed ), memorial page for TM1 Roy Adair (19 Feb 1905–17 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19326339, citing Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial, Corozal, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá, Panama; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).