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IN MAY 0F 1949 THEY WERE THE VERY FIRST U. S. AIR FORCE TOP GUN PILOTS
332nd Fighter Group - Awarded First Place In
The Conventional (Propeller) Aircraft Division
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN (PILOTS, CREW&ADMIN)
"Top Gun Commander" - Captain Alva Temple
Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Cemetery
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Correction - The Following Document Verifies That Earl Chester Adams Jr's Rank Was TSGT, And, Not PFC, As Was Incorrrectly Inscribed On His Headstone:
Earl Chester Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/73978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
(Correction--Congressional Gold Medal Recipient)
United States Army Air Corps WW II Veteran. During the 1940's, he was a flight instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military pilots and was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Husband of, Marie Leibiger Adams.
Son of, Earl C. Adams, Sr., & Lillian Robinson Adams.
Age of Death - 92 Years.
Cremated.
Obituary Published -
The Sun News - October 17, 2013.
Source of, information including recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor = Obituary.
The several hundred Tuskegee Airmen who received medallions in honor of their service in the U. S. Army Air Force received "The Congressional Gold Medal", and, they were not awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" (CMOH). The CMOH is awarded in regard to extreme extraordinary "Valorous Action" performed by servicemen during extraordinary combat operations.
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IN MAY 0F 1949 THEY WERE THE VERY FIRST U. S. AIR FORCE TOP GUN PILOTS
332nd Fighter Group - Awarded First Place In
The Conventional (Propeller) Aircraft Division
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN (PILOTS, CREW&ADMIN)
"Top Gun Commander" - Captain Alva Temple
Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Cemetery
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Correction - The Following Document Verifies That Earl Chester Adams Jr's Rank Was TSGT, And, Not PFC, As Was Incorrrectly Inscribed On His Headstone:
Earl Chester Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/73978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
(Correction--Congressional Gold Medal Recipient)
United States Army Air Corps WW II Veteran. During the 1940's, he was a flight instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military pilots and was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Husband of, Marie Leibiger Adams.
Son of, Earl C. Adams, Sr., & Lillian Robinson Adams.
Age of Death - 92 Years.
Cremated.
Obituary Published -
The Sun News - October 17, 2013.
Source of, information including recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor = Obituary.
The several hundred Tuskegee Airmen who received medallions in honor of their service in the U. S. Army Air Force received "The Congressional Gold Medal", and, they were not awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" (CMOH). The CMOH is awarded in regard to extreme extraordinary "Valorous Action" performed by servicemen during extraordinary combat operations.
Information shared by -
#47882303.
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IN MAY 0F 1949 THEY WERE THE VERY FIRST U. S. AIR FORCE TOP GUN PILOTS
332nd Fighter Group - Awarded First Place In
The Conventional (Propeller) Aircraft Division
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN (PILOTS, CREW&ADMIN)
"Top Gun Commander" - Captain Alva Temple
Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Cemetery
****************************************
Correction - The Following Document Verifies That Earl Chester Adams Jr's Rank Was TSGT, And, Not PFC, As Was Incorrrectly Inscribed On His Headstone:
Earl Chester Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/73978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
(Correction--Congressional Gold Medal Recipient)
United States Army Air Corps WW II Veteran. During the 1940's, he was a flight instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military pilots and was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Husband of, Marie Leibiger Adams.
Son of, Earl C. Adams, Sr., & Lillian Robinson Adams.
Age of Death - 92 Years.
Cremated.
Obituary Published -
The Sun News - October 17, 2013.
Source of, information including recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor = Obituary.
The several hundred Tuskegee Airmen who received medallions in honor of their service in the U. S. Army Air Force received "The Congressional Gold Medal", and, they were not awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" (CMOH). The CMOH is awarded in regard to extreme extraordinary "Valorous Action" performed by servicemen during extraordinary combat operations.
Information shared by -
#47882303.
IN MAY 0F 1949 THEY WERE THE VERY FIRST U. S. AIR FORCE TOP GUN PILOTS
332nd Fighter Group - Awarded First Place In
The Conventional (Propeller) Aircraft Division
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN (PILOTS, CREW&ADMIN)
"Top Gun Commander" - Captain Alva Temple
Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Cemetery
****************************************
Correction - The Following Document Verifies That Earl Chester Adams Jr's Rank Was TSGT, And, Not PFC, As Was Incorrrectly Inscribed On His Headstone:
Earl Chester Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/73978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
(Correction--Congressional Gold Medal Recipient)
United States Army Air Corps WW II Veteran. During the 1940's, he was a flight instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military pilots and was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Husband of, Marie Leibiger Adams.
Son of, Earl C. Adams, Sr., & Lillian Robinson Adams.
Age of Death - 92 Years.
Cremated.
Obituary Published -
The Sun News - October 17, 2013.
Source of, information including recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor = Obituary.
The several hundred Tuskegee Airmen who received medallions in honor of their service in the U. S. Army Air Force received "The Congressional Gold Medal", and, they were not awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" (CMOH). The CMOH is awarded in regard to extreme extraordinary "Valorous Action" performed by servicemen during extraordinary combat operations.
Information shared by -
#47882303.
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