William Joseph "Chub" Adams, son of Gracie Ellen (Eads) and Loyal Harrison Adams, very possibly got his name from his two Grandfathers William H Eads and Joseph Fry Adams. My mother Ruby told me that he got his nickname "Chub" because he apparently was a very fat baby and a member of the local Sargent family said he reminded them of a chub fish and the name stuck with him from then on. Chub grew up farming the rich soil of the Brindle Ridge Area of Rockcastle and according to the book "Rockcastle County, Kentucky and It's People 1992" his Great Great Grandfather Levi Smith sold the Mt Zion Church (adjacent to the cemetery) an acre of land to build the church, for six dollars in 1880. Chub's roots run very deep in the heart of Rockcastle County from Renfro Valley, all across Brindle Ridge and down the hill through Cooper Creek. His grandparents Joe Fry and Carrie Jane Adams' water well is still visible on the corner of KY-1505 and Pur Rigsby Road.
Chub served in WWII as Sergeant and Squad Leader with the 83rd Infantry Division (nicknamed THUNDERBOLT or OHIO Division), 330 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company from October 23, 1942 to July 25, 1945. He entered active service from Cincinnati, OH at the age of 27 years old and completed his Basic Training at Camp Atterbury, IN. He arrived in England April 16, 1944 and trained in Wales. The 83rd crossed the English Channel and landed on Omaha Beach June 18, 1944. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire in his back at St. Lo, Normandy, France on July 26, 1944 and was reported Missing In Action while in route to Paris, France where the bullet was removed. After convalescing he returned to his unit which was by then in Luxemburg sometime between Sept and Oct 1944. His division entered the Battle of the Bulge on December 27, 1944 where he eventually caught trench foot. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire again, only a couple inches away from the first wound, after crossing the Rhine River in April 1945. He was returned to the U.S. for surgery at Brooke General Hospital, (probably) Beach Pavilion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and was transported across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the "Queen Mary". The second bullet remained in his back the rest of his life because it was so close to his spinal cord the doctors feared of paralyzing him. After a short convalesce in Texas he boarded a train and came home to Brodhead on furlough where he met my mother Ruby Jewell Thompson in front of George Bishop's Grocery in Brodhead, then road the train back to San Antonio, Texas. There he was Honorably Discharged and received his "Ruptured Duck" lapel pin. Chub's distinguished military decorations include (in order of significates) PURPLE HEART (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL and the EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. Sharpshooter Badge with a M1 Rifle Expert Bar and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Five months after returning home, Chub married Ruby Jewell Thompson (1927-2008), daughter of Flora Mae (Siler) and William Sherman Thompson from Ottawa, Rockcastle County on 20 Dec 1945 in Harrodsburg, KY. Chub and Ruby are the parents of Timothy Wayne Adams, Janet Lee (Adams) Dishon and Michael David Adams.
Chub was a member of the Ottawa Baptist Church, a Husband, Dad, Papaw, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and a Friend to many. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an avid Fox Hunter, an Adolph Rupp "Wildcat" fan and a retired Supervisor at the Bluegrass Army Ordnance Depot in Richmond, KY. He is definitely missed by his family, friends and all those who knew him.
Love ya Dad and very proud to be your son.
Michael D. Adams
Chub served in WWII as Sergeant and Squad Leader with the 83rd Infantry Division (nicknamed THUNDERBOLT or OHIO Division), 330 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company from October 23, 1942 to July 25, 1945. He entered active service from Cincinnati, OH at the age of 27 years old and completed his Basic Training at Camp Atterbury, IN. He arrived in England April 16, 1944 and trained in Wales. The 83rd crossed the English Channel and landed on Omaha Beach June 18, 1944. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire in his back at St. Lo, Normandy, France on July 26, 1944 and was reported Missing In Action while in route to Paris, France where the bullet was removed. After convalescing he returned to his unit which was by then in Luxemburg sometime between Sept and Oct 1944. His division entered the Battle of the Bulge on December 27, 1944 where he eventually caught trench foot. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire again, only a couple inches away from the first wound, after crossing the Rhine River in April 1945. He was returned to the U.S. for surgery at Brooke General Hospital, (probably) Beach Pavilion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and was transported across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the "Queen Mary". The second bullet remained in his back the rest of his life because it was so close to his spinal cord the doctors feared of paralyzing him. After a short convalesce in Texas he boarded a train and came home to Brodhead on furlough where he met my mother Ruby Jewell Thompson in front of George Bishop's Grocery in Brodhead, then road the train back to San Antonio, Texas. There he was Honorably Discharged and received his "Ruptured Duck" lapel pin. Chub's distinguished military decorations include (in order of significates) PURPLE HEART (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL and the EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. Sharpshooter Badge with a M1 Rifle Expert Bar and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Five months after returning home, Chub married Ruby Jewell Thompson (1927-2008), daughter of Flora Mae (Siler) and William Sherman Thompson from Ottawa, Rockcastle County on 20 Dec 1945 in Harrodsburg, KY. Chub and Ruby are the parents of Timothy Wayne Adams, Janet Lee (Adams) Dishon and Michael David Adams.
Chub was a member of the Ottawa Baptist Church, a Husband, Dad, Papaw, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and a Friend to many. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an avid Fox Hunter, an Adolph Rupp "Wildcat" fan and a retired Supervisor at the Bluegrass Army Ordnance Depot in Richmond, KY. He is definitely missed by his family, friends and all those who knew him.
Love ya Dad and very proud to be your son.
Michael D. Adams
William Joseph "Chub" Adams, son of Gracie Ellen (Eads) and Loyal Harrison Adams, very possibly got his name from his two Grandfathers William H Eads and Joseph Fry Adams. My mother Ruby told me that he got his nickname "Chub" because he apparently was a very fat baby and a member of the local Sargent family said he reminded them of a chub fish and the name stuck with him from then on. Chub grew up farming the rich soil of the Brindle Ridge Area of Rockcastle and according to the book "Rockcastle County, Kentucky and It's People 1992" his Great Great Grandfather Levi Smith sold the Mt Zion Church (adjacent to the cemetery) an acre of land to build the church, for six dollars in 1880. Chub's roots run very deep in the heart of Rockcastle County from Renfro Valley, all across Brindle Ridge and down the hill through Cooper Creek. His grandparents Joe Fry and Carrie Jane Adams' water well is still visible on the corner of KY-1505 and Pur Rigsby Road.
Chub served in WWII as Sergeant and Squad Leader with the 83rd Infantry Division (nicknamed THUNDERBOLT or OHIO Division), 330 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company from October 23, 1942 to July 25, 1945. He entered active service from Cincinnati, OH at the age of 27 years old and completed his Basic Training at Camp Atterbury, IN. He arrived in England April 16, 1944 and trained in Wales. The 83rd crossed the English Channel and landed on Omaha Beach June 18, 1944. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire in his back at St. Lo, Normandy, France on July 26, 1944 and was reported Missing In Action while in route to Paris, France where the bullet was removed. After convalescing he returned to his unit which was by then in Luxemburg sometime between Sept and Oct 1944. His division entered the Battle of the Bulge on December 27, 1944 where he eventually caught trench foot. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire again, only a couple inches away from the first wound, after crossing the Rhine River in April 1945. He was returned to the U.S. for surgery at Brooke General Hospital, (probably) Beach Pavilion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and was transported across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the "Queen Mary". The second bullet remained in his back the rest of his life because it was so close to his spinal cord the doctors feared of paralyzing him. After a short convalesce in Texas he boarded a train and came home to Brodhead on furlough where he met my mother Ruby Jewell Thompson in front of George Bishop's Grocery in Brodhead, then road the train back to San Antonio, Texas. There he was Honorably Discharged and received his "Ruptured Duck" lapel pin. Chub's distinguished military decorations include (in order of significates) PURPLE HEART (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL and the EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. Sharpshooter Badge with a M1 Rifle Expert Bar and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Five months after returning home, Chub married Ruby Jewell Thompson (1927-2008), daughter of Flora Mae (Siler) and William Sherman Thompson from Ottawa, Rockcastle County on 20 Dec 1945 in Harrodsburg, KY. Chub and Ruby are the parents of Timothy Wayne Adams, Janet Lee (Adams) Dishon and Michael David Adams.
Chub was a member of the Ottawa Baptist Church, a Husband, Dad, Papaw, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and a Friend to many. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an avid Fox Hunter, an Adolph Rupp "Wildcat" fan and a retired Supervisor at the Bluegrass Army Ordnance Depot in Richmond, KY. He is definitely missed by his family, friends and all those who knew him.
Love ya Dad and very proud to be your son.
Michael D. Adams
Chub served in WWII as Sergeant and Squad Leader with the 83rd Infantry Division (nicknamed THUNDERBOLT or OHIO Division), 330 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, L Company from October 23, 1942 to July 25, 1945. He entered active service from Cincinnati, OH at the age of 27 years old and completed his Basic Training at Camp Atterbury, IN. He arrived in England April 16, 1944 and trained in Wales. The 83rd crossed the English Channel and landed on Omaha Beach June 18, 1944. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire in his back at St. Lo, Normandy, France on July 26, 1944 and was reported Missing In Action while in route to Paris, France where the bullet was removed. After convalescing he returned to his unit which was by then in Luxemburg sometime between Sept and Oct 1944. His division entered the Battle of the Bulge on December 27, 1944 where he eventually caught trench foot. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire again, only a couple inches away from the first wound, after crossing the Rhine River in April 1945. He was returned to the U.S. for surgery at Brooke General Hospital, (probably) Beach Pavilion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and was transported across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the "Queen Mary". The second bullet remained in his back the rest of his life because it was so close to his spinal cord the doctors feared of paralyzing him. After a short convalesce in Texas he boarded a train and came home to Brodhead on furlough where he met my mother Ruby Jewell Thompson in front of George Bishop's Grocery in Brodhead, then road the train back to San Antonio, Texas. There he was Honorably Discharged and received his "Ruptured Duck" lapel pin. Chub's distinguished military decorations include (in order of significates) PURPLE HEART (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL and the EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. Sharpshooter Badge with a M1 Rifle Expert Bar and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Five months after returning home, Chub married Ruby Jewell Thompson (1927-2008), daughter of Flora Mae (Siler) and William Sherman Thompson from Ottawa, Rockcastle County on 20 Dec 1945 in Harrodsburg, KY. Chub and Ruby are the parents of Timothy Wayne Adams, Janet Lee (Adams) Dishon and Michael David Adams.
Chub was a member of the Ottawa Baptist Church, a Husband, Dad, Papaw, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and a Friend to many. He was a Kentucky Colonel, an avid Fox Hunter, an Adolph Rupp "Wildcat" fan and a retired Supervisor at the Bluegrass Army Ordnance Depot in Richmond, KY. He is definitely missed by his family, friends and all those who knew him.
Love ya Dad and very proud to be your son.
Michael D. Adams
