Petty Officer 3rd Class Adrian Bramlett served in the Navy during World War II as a Gunner’s Mate on the USS Truxtan (DD-229), a Clemson Class Destroyer. His ship ran aground at the entrance to Placentia Bay, Newfoundland in a blizzard. He attempted to swim to shore with a ship line to help stabilize the ship and was never seen again.

Bramlett is remembered as a hero who sacrificed himself trying to save his shipmates.

Bramlett was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.