Army Pvt. Adams was assigned to the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, South Carolina. Adams died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq. He was the victim of a gunshot wound (under investigation). Algernon was a 1985 graduate of Butler High School and had served in the Guard for about 17 years. He earned a Purple Heart in August when he was one of four engineers hit by shrapnel in Iraq. His mother describes him as a good son who went and did his duty and was there for his country. Algernon is survived by his wife Lisa, three sons and four daughters.
Army Pvt. Adams was assigned to the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, South Carolina. Adams died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq. He was the victim of a gunshot wound (under investigation). Algernon was a 1985 graduate of Butler High School and had served in the Guard for about 17 years. He earned a Purple Heart in August when he was one of four engineers hit by shrapnel in Iraq. His mother describes him as a good son who went and did his duty and was there for his country. Algernon is survived by his wife Lisa, three sons and four daughters.
Bio by: Brenda N
