Robert Mercer Adams
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Robert Mercer Adams (1922 - 1942)

Robert Mercer Adams was born around 1922. He died on December 30, 1942 at age 20. He was buried in Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard Plot 1. Grave 19., United Kingdom.

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Service number: j/11950 Rank: Flying Officer Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force .
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Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard Plot 1. Grave 19.,
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Service number: j/11950
Rank: Flying Officer
Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force

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1922 - In the year that Robert Mercer Adams was born, on November 4th, British Egyptologists George Carnarvon and Howard Carter unearthed the first step leading to King Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. By the end of the month they had unearthed the steps and broken through the door into the intact tomb. This was the only tomb that had remained unlooted that had been found (and is, to date). Filled with gold, jewels, and ancient everyday items, the find was priceless - in terms of money and history.

1928 - He was just 6 years old when Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.

1934 - By the time he was just 12 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.

1940 - By the time he was 18 years old, on September 16th, the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, was enacted - the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. Men between 21 and 36 were required to register with their draft boards. When World War II began, men between 18 and 45 were subject to service and men up to 65 were required to register.

1942 - In the year of Robert Mercer Adams's passing, due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).

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Robert Mercer Adams died on December 30, 1942 at 20 years old. There is no listed cause of death. He was buried in Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard Plot 1. Grave 19., United Kingdom. He was born around 1922. There is no information about Robert's immediate family.

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