TEC 4 ADAMS, John Wayne
Service number: 39309590
Age: 32
Born: January 13, 1913, Redlands, San Bernardino, California
Hometown: Sprague River, Klamath County, Oregon
Family:
William J. Adams (father)
Violet Emma (nee Tomkins) Adams (wife)
Richard W. Adams (son)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Radio Operator
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Battery
Date of death: 28 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Giessen, Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Silver Star
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot O, Row 11, Grave 2
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on May 10, 1942 Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Benning, Georgia. He joined his unit at Camp Polk, Louisiana in September 1942.
Other information:
Born in Redlands, Calif., Jan. 13, 1913, he later moved to Oregon. Adams later lived in Sprague River. Adams served as a radio technician with the 489th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, and had been overseas for one year before his death at the age of 32.
Adams was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart and is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands.
John W. Adams
HOME OF RECORD:
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (April 16, 1945)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technician Fourth Grade John W. Adams (ASN: 39309590), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Battery, 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, in action west of Giessen, Germany, on 28 March 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Adams' gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Service number: 39309590
Age: 32
Born: January 13, 1913, Redlands, San Bernardino, California
Hometown: Sprague River, Klamath County, Oregon
Family:
William J. Adams (father)
Violet Emma (nee Tomkins) Adams (wife)
Richard W. Adams (son)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Radio Operator
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Battery
Date of death: 28 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Giessen, Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Silver Star
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot O, Row 11, Grave 2
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on May 10, 1942 Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Benning, Georgia. He joined his unit at Camp Polk, Louisiana in September 1942.
Other information:
Born in Redlands, Calif., Jan. 13, 1913, he later moved to Oregon. Adams later lived in Sprague River. Adams served as a radio technician with the 489th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, and had been overseas for one year before his death at the age of 32.
Adams was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart and is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands.
John W. Adams
HOME OF RECORD:
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (April 16, 1945)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technician Fourth Grade John W. Adams (ASN: 39309590), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Battery, 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, in action west of Giessen, Germany, on 28 March 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Adams' gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
TEC 4 ADAMS, John Wayne
Service number: 39309590
Age: 32
Born: January 13, 1913, Redlands, San Bernardino, California
Hometown: Sprague River, Klamath County, Oregon
Family:
William J. Adams (father)
Violet Emma (nee Tomkins) Adams (wife)
Richard W. Adams (son)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Radio Operator
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Battery
Date of death: 28 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Giessen, Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Silver Star
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot O, Row 11, Grave 2
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on May 10, 1942 Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Benning, Georgia. He joined his unit at Camp Polk, Louisiana in September 1942.
Other information:
Born in Redlands, Calif., Jan. 13, 1913, he later moved to Oregon. Adams later lived in Sprague River. Adams served as a radio technician with the 489th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, and had been overseas for one year before his death at the age of 32.
Adams was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart and is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands.
John W. Adams
HOME OF RECORD:
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (April 16, 1945)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technician Fourth Grade John W. Adams (ASN: 39309590), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Battery, 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, in action west of Giessen, Germany, on 28 March 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Adams' gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Service number: 39309590
Age: 32
Born: January 13, 1913, Redlands, San Bernardino, California
Hometown: Sprague River, Klamath County, Oregon
Family:
William J. Adams (father)
Violet Emma (nee Tomkins) Adams (wife)
Richard W. Adams (son)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Radio Operator
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: HQ Battery
Date of death: 28 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Giessen, Landkreis Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Silver Star
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot O, Row 11, Grave 2
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on May 10, 1942 Trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Benning, Georgia. He joined his unit at Camp Polk, Louisiana in September 1942.
Other information:
Born in Redlands, Calif., Jan. 13, 1913, he later moved to Oregon. Adams later lived in Sprague River. Adams served as a radio technician with the 489th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, and had been overseas for one year before his death at the age of 32.
Adams was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart and is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands.
John W. Adams
HOME OF RECORD:
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
Battalion: 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (April 16, 1945)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Technician Fourth Grade John W. Adams (ASN: 39309590), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Battery, 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, in action west of Giessen, Germany, on 28 March 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Adams' gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
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