Oley Adams
The following information pertains to a serviceman who remains classified as Missing In Action.
Oley N. Adams
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service Number: 17440848
Date Missing: 06/17/1966
Unit: 12th Armaments and Electronics Maintenance Squadro
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Listed On Wall/Tablet: Honolulu Memorial
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Next Steps: Staff Sergeant Adams was a member of the 12th Armaments and Electronics Maintenance Squadron. On June 17, 1966, he was a passenger in a Lockheed Hercules Transport (C-130E) enroute from Cam Ron Bay, South Vietnam to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. About 43 miles northeast of Nha Trang the aircraft exploded and crashed into the South China Sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. **
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