Rank and Name, Fireman First Class Edward Ray Adkins.
Unit/placed in, USS Ingraham (DD-444) Destroyer, United States Navy.
Edward was born approx. on 1924 in Bonifay, Florida.
Father, John E. Adkins.
Mother, Lillie Mae (Mattox) Adkins.
Sister, Helen J. Adkins.
Edward entered the service from Florida with service number # 2724949.
Edward R. Adkins rank/duty was a Fireman First Class in the United States Navy.
Edward R. Adkins died when the USS Ingram sunk after it came in collision in a Convoy with the USS Chemung (AO-30) Tanker, on Aug. 22, 1942, he is honored with Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Edward is mentioned/buried at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County, (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Tablets of the Missing
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Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
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Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
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