Lt. Col. Frank S. Adamo, M.D.
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N 27° 56.829 W 082° 27.473
17R E 356578 N 3092203
Hillsborough County Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM33X0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member StressMaster
Views: 74

Bataan's Medical Hero. This distinguished native Tampan served with courage, honor and personal sacrifice as an army surgeon during WWII. He was captured and made a prisoner of war when the Japanese overran the Philippines. Afflicted with Beri-Beri and other diseases he performed heroically serving his comrades as doctor, friend and lifesaver.
Dr. Adamo discovered a revolutionary method in the treatment of gangrene using hydrogen peroxide and saved thousands of gangrenous limbs. A grateful nation decorated him with the medal of the Legion of Merit. When he returned home he found that First Avenue, a major thoroughfare, had been named Frank S. Adamo Drive in his honor.
Marker Number: none

Date: none

County: Hillsborough

Marker Type: City

Sponsored or placed by: Tampa Historical Society and Grateful Citizens of Tampa

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