Aug 22 2008
Who was Adamo Drive named after?
We see and say the names daily, but we rarely know who they were. Adamo Drive is one of Hillsborough county’s main roadways, traversing east and west across most of the developed area. But who was Adamo?
This marker is located on Franklin Street, next to Tampa’s New City Hall
LT. COL FRANK S. ADAMO, MD
———————-Bataan’s Medical Hero——————–
This distinguished native Tampan served with courage, honor and personal sacrifice as an army surgeon during World War II. 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.
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Col. Adamo passed away in 1988 at the age of 95.