Berkley E. Adams comes from a long line of Adams's. He lived in Red Oak, VA for most of his youth.
His parents were Vincent R. Adams and Gertrude Welle Adams. He had one brother Vincent Jr. and sisters: Gertrude, Virginia,Francis, Dorothy & Charlotte.
He went off to war ( WWII ) as a very young man. He was the pilot of a B26 Bomber and flew many missions. On his last mission his plane was blown out of the air. All his crew perished, except for him. He did have severe injuries to his leg from shrapnel.
He landed via parachute and was taken as a P.O.W. by the German's. He stayed in a prisoner of war camp for the remainder of the war.
In 1948 he was married to Jean Snead of Farmville, VA. They lived in Oklahoma, then Indiana (where Berk attended Purdue University), later ended up living in Ohio where he worked at Wright Patterson AFB and then when their oldest daughter was a teenager they made a move to Maryland where he continued working at The Pentagon.
Berk leaves behind his two girls: Christie & Leslie Adams and two grandchildren, Adam & Suzannah.
He retired early and bought a sail boat. It was named "Tyche". Many years after that he traded up for a bigger boat and named her "Tyche II". He sailed all up and down the eastern seaboard...living on the boat. Eventually he remarried and settled in Florida.
His second wife was Barbara Bains Pietsch. They lived in "John Knox Village" in Orange, FL at the end of their lives.
Berk was a quiet man - however, he was also a big prankster & loved pulling silly jokes on his close friends & family members. He loved the outdoors & spent as much time there as possible. His hobbies included being a HAM radio operator, a model plane flyer, golfing, wind-sailing and many other activities. He was an excellent mechanic & could fix most anything.
His parents were Vincent R. Adams and Gertrude Welle Adams. He had one brother Vincent Jr. and sisters: Gertrude, Virginia,Francis, Dorothy & Charlotte.
He went off to war ( WWII ) as a very young man. He was the pilot of a B26 Bomber and flew many missions. On his last mission his plane was blown out of the air. All his crew perished, except for him. He did have severe injuries to his leg from shrapnel.
He landed via parachute and was taken as a P.O.W. by the German's. He stayed in a prisoner of war camp for the remainder of the war.
In 1948 he was married to Jean Snead of Farmville, VA. They lived in Oklahoma, then Indiana (where Berk attended Purdue University), later ended up living in Ohio where he worked at Wright Patterson AFB and then when their oldest daughter was a teenager they made a move to Maryland where he continued working at The Pentagon.
Berk leaves behind his two girls: Christie & Leslie Adams and two grandchildren, Adam & Suzannah.
He retired early and bought a sail boat. It was named "Tyche". Many years after that he traded up for a bigger boat and named her "Tyche II". He sailed all up and down the eastern seaboard...living on the boat. Eventually he remarried and settled in Florida.
His second wife was Barbara Bains Pietsch. They lived in "John Knox Village" in Orange, FL at the end of their lives.
Berk was a quiet man - however, he was also a big prankster & loved pulling silly jokes on his close friends & family members. He loved the outdoors & spent as much time there as possible. His hobbies included being a HAM radio operator, a model plane flyer, golfing, wind-sailing and many other activities. He was an excellent mechanic & could fix most anything.
Berkley E. Adams comes from a long line of Adams's. He lived in Red Oak, VA for most of his youth.
His parents were Vincent R. Adams and Gertrude Welle Adams. He had one brother Vincent Jr. and sisters: Gertrude, Virginia,Francis, Dorothy & Charlotte.
He went off to war ( WWII ) as a very young man. He was the pilot of a B26 Bomber and flew many missions. On his last mission his plane was blown out of the air. All his crew perished, except for him. He did have severe injuries to his leg from shrapnel.
He landed via parachute and was taken as a P.O.W. by the German's. He stayed in a prisoner of war camp for the remainder of the war.
In 1948 he was married to Jean Snead of Farmville, VA. They lived in Oklahoma, then Indiana (where Berk attended Purdue University), later ended up living in Ohio where he worked at Wright Patterson AFB and then when their oldest daughter was a teenager they made a move to Maryland where he continued working at The Pentagon.
Berk leaves behind his two girls: Christie & Leslie Adams and two grandchildren, Adam & Suzannah.
He retired early and bought a sail boat. It was named "Tyche". Many years after that he traded up for a bigger boat and named her "Tyche II". He sailed all up and down the eastern seaboard...living on the boat. Eventually he remarried and settled in Florida.
His second wife was Barbara Bains Pietsch. They lived in "John Knox Village" in Orange, FL at the end of their lives.
Berk was a quiet man - however, he was also a big prankster & loved pulling silly jokes on his close friends & family members. He loved the outdoors & spent as much time there as possible. His hobbies included being a HAM radio operator, a model plane flyer, golfing, wind-sailing and many other activities. He was an excellent mechanic & could fix most anything.
His parents were Vincent R. Adams and Gertrude Welle Adams. He had one brother Vincent Jr. and sisters: Gertrude, Virginia,Francis, Dorothy & Charlotte.
He went off to war ( WWII ) as a very young man. He was the pilot of a B26 Bomber and flew many missions. On his last mission his plane was blown out of the air. All his crew perished, except for him. He did have severe injuries to his leg from shrapnel.
He landed via parachute and was taken as a P.O.W. by the German's. He stayed in a prisoner of war camp for the remainder of the war.
In 1948 he was married to Jean Snead of Farmville, VA. They lived in Oklahoma, then Indiana (where Berk attended Purdue University), later ended up living in Ohio where he worked at Wright Patterson AFB and then when their oldest daughter was a teenager they made a move to Maryland where he continued working at The Pentagon.
Berk leaves behind his two girls: Christie & Leslie Adams and two grandchildren, Adam & Suzannah.
He retired early and bought a sail boat. It was named "Tyche". Many years after that he traded up for a bigger boat and named her "Tyche II". He sailed all up and down the eastern seaboard...living on the boat. Eventually he remarried and settled in Florida.
His second wife was Barbara Bains Pietsch. They lived in "John Knox Village" in Orange, FL at the end of their lives.
Berk was a quiet man - however, he was also a big prankster & loved pulling silly jokes on his close friends & family members. He loved the outdoors & spent as much time there as possible. His hobbies included being a HAM radio operator, a model plane flyer, golfing, wind-sailing and many other activities. He was an excellent mechanic & could fix most anything.
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