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Adolphus Webb, Jr.
First Name:
Adolphus
Middle Name:
Mangum
Last Name:
Webb, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He entered the Canadian Air Corps at age 19. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, he transferred to the U. S. Air Corps. He had been flying with the 27th Fighter Squadron in Italy. He was last seen when his squadron was escorting B-26 planes to a bombing mission in Italy, when they went to the aid of three P-38 planes, which were being attacked by the enemy. He was first reported as missing and was later declared dead.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-9-1944
Personal Details
Education Details:
Graduate of Bronxville High School, Shanghai, China
Biographical Notes:
member, the Reformed Church
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Adolphus Mangum (Pearl Harper) Webb, formerly of Charlotte - Bronxville, NY
Mrs. H. G. Parker of the Addison Apts., Charlotte - grandmother
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Air Corps Enlisted: after Dec 41
Military Rank:
Second lieutenant
Military Unit:
Pilot of a P-38
KIA Date:
NA
MIA Date:
8/20/1943
KIA / MIA Place:
North Africa
Military Details:
Lemore Field, Lemore, CA, Williams Field, AZ
Awards:
Air Medal - One Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Wings at Williams Field, AZ in February 1943
Source:
Newsprint