John G. Adams Jr.

Korean War
Service #16059A
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJuly 13 1950
National Defense Service Medal
Captain Adams was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Adams was the aircraft commander of a B-50D jet bomber with the 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Wing stationed at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas. On July 13, 1950, the aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed on a farm near Mason, Ohio, exploded and killing all sixteen on board.