| Name |
Bemount, Adam Weston |
| Birth |
1 Jun 1919 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BEMO.A001 |
| _FGRAVE |
35127654 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Gunner's Mate First Class, United States Navy [2] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on May 11, 1939. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. Served aboard or at the Lapwing/Bird Class Minesweeper USS Grebe AM-43; Escambia Class Fleet Oiler USS Pasig AO-89; Small Craft Training Center, Terminal Island, California; and the Raven/Auk Class Mine Craft USS Champion AM-314. Honorably discharged as a Gunner's Mate First Class in February 1946 at U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Earned the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2118224
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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USS Champion (AM-314), United States Navy
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Adam Weston Bemount (1919-1981)
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World War II Honoree, Bemount, Adam Weston
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USS Grebe (AM-43), United States Navy
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USS Pasig (AO-89), United States Navy
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Military Service Ribbons, Bemount, Adam Weston (1919-1981)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Naval Training Center San Diego, California
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Gunner's Mate 1st Class (GM1c), United States Navy, World War II
Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
1 Oct 1981 |
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida  [1] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 3] |
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Headstone, Bemount, Adam Weston
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Bemount, Mary E. and Adam W.
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| Person ID |
I43158 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
9 Oct 2023 |
English
1919 - 1981 (62 years)
