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Seaman First Class Samuel Abercrombie was serving aboard the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when Japanese bombers hit the ship. Abercrombie was listed as Killed in Action.
Following the death of his mother, Maude, in 1919, many of the younger children went to live with other family members. Adolphus lived with is sister Ethel Cook and her husband, Jarrett for several years, and was more like a son, than a brother to her. He was kind and fun to be with according to family oral history, and loved by everyone.
Samuel Abercrombie is buried at Nelson Henry Rice Cemetery in Livingston, Texas.
Samuel Abercrombie was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.