Uhland S. Adair

World War II
Service #14150043
Unit321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankTechnical Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Alabama
Date of DeathDecember 1 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes

Technical Sgt. Adair was killed in a plane crash during combat operations and initially listed as Missing in Action with an Administrative Date of Death of January 22, 1946. Following the war, his remains were recovered and interred with the rest of the crew in a group burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. His name is permanently listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.