Bemount, Adam Weston

1919 - 1981  (62 years)

• 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
  		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,…
  		Adam Weston Bemount (1919-1981)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		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.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bemount, Adam Weston (1919-1981) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Training Center San Diego, California
  		USS Grebe (AM-43), United States Navy
  		USS Pasig (AO-89), United States Navy
  		USS Champion (AM-314), United States Navy
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bemount, Adam Weston
  Death	1 Oct 1981	Sanford, Seminole County, Florida   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Bemount, Adam Weston Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Bemount, Mary E. and Adam W.
  Person ID	I43158	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Burt, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 10 Dec 1925   d. 15 Feb 2001, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	1. Bemount, Pamela Joe 'Pam',   b. 26 Jul 1945, Maricopa County, Arizona d. 15 Sep 2014 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F16737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1 Oct 1981 - Sanford, Seminole County, Florida Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13537] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bemount, Adam Weston, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35127654/adam-weston-bemount), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15020] https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov, World War II Honoree, Adam Weston Bemount, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2118224) (Reliability: 2). [S13538] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bemount, Mary E. and Adam W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35127654/adam-weston-bemount), none. (Reliability: 2).