Name: Adams, Russ
Year of Birth: 1920
Current Residence: Conway, AR
County: Faulkner County
War Time Duty (MOS): Gunnery Mate
Branch of Service: US Navy
Theater of Operation: Pacific; Europe
Division: USS Nitro (ammunition ship), USS Mendocino (APA-100) (troop ship)
Regiment: Not Applicable
Major Engagements: D-Day off Normandy, Okinawa

Biography: Russ Adams was a gunnery mate during the invasion of Normandy. He helped to keep the ships that were firing on the beach during the D-Day invasion, supplied with ammunition.