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Maj Francis Woodrow Adams

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Maj Francis Woodrow Adams Veteran

Birth
Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA
Death
5 Nov 1944 (aged 29)
Hurtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 3 Grave 11
Memorial ID
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Maj. Francis W. Adams served in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One" and died in Schevenhutte, Hurtgenwald, Germany Nov. 5, 1944 and was honored with a Purple Heart and Silver Star Medal.

Suggested edit: Francis Woodrow Adams was a Major in the United States Army, assigned to the 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders), 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One).

Francis W. Adams was Killed in Action near Schevenhutte, Germany, Hurtgen Wald, on Nov. 5, 1944, and he is honored with a Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/adams-francis-woodrow/
Contributor: Jean Louis Vijgen
Maj. Francis W. Adams served in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One" and died in Schevenhutte, Hurtgenwald, Germany Nov. 5, 1944 and was honored with a Purple Heart and Silver Star Medal.

Suggested edit: Francis Woodrow Adams was a Major in the United States Army, assigned to the 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders), 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One).

Francis W. Adams was Killed in Action near Schevenhutte, Germany, Hurtgen Wald, on Nov. 5, 1944, and he is honored with a Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/adams-francis-woodrow/
Contributor: Jean Louis Vijgen

Inscription

MAJ 26 INF 1 DIV ARKANSAS

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Arkansas.



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