ADAMS DM 27
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid March 20 1944 as DD-739 Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) July 20 1944 Launched July 23 1944 |
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- Adams Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1945-03-09 |
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Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Okinawa operation March 1945
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Samuel Adams USN (April 10 1912 - June 5 1942)
Adams 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 June 4 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.
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