Entered the service from New York. Husband of Ruth nee Harrington
Robert Adams enlisted on 10 July 1941 and was commissioned on October 1942 after successfull finishing Officer's Candidate School. Service number was 1295975. Served with 9th Infantry Division, 39th Infantry Regiment. By August 19th, 1944, the 39th Regiment was posed for the drive to the Seine River and Paris. By the 26th of August, the Seine River was reached. The 39th then moved north-eastward and sealed off the Mons Pocket. It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. On September 13th, 1944, the 39th Regiment swept forward to begin a long and costly drive through the Hurtgen Forest in Germany. It moved past the Dragon Teeth (anti-tank constructions made out of cement blocks) and closed in on the fortified town of Roetgen, Germany. On September 14th, the town fell to the 39th and would be the first German city captured in World War II. Day by Day throughout the rest of September, October and the first week of November, the 9th Infantry Division battled its way through the Hurtgen Forest. These were terrible fights, and often named the "worst of all battles" according to many veterans of this Division. He was killed in action near Vossenack, during the Battle for Hürtgen Forrest, on Oct 11, 1944.
Robert Adams enlisted on 10 July 1941 and was commissioned on October 1942 after successfull finishing Officer's Candidate School. Service number was 1295975. Served with 9th Infantry Division, 39th Infantry Regiment. By August 19th, 1944, the 39th Regiment was posed for the drive to the Seine River and Paris. By the 26th of August, the Seine River was reached. The 39th then moved north-eastward and sealed off the Mons Pocket. It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. On September 13th, 1944, the 39th Regiment swept forward to begin a long and costly drive through the Hurtgen Forest in Germany. It moved past the Dragon Teeth (anti-tank constructions made out of cement blocks) and closed in on the fortified town of Roetgen, Germany. On September 14th, the town fell to the 39th and would be the first German city captured in World War II. Day by Day throughout the rest of September, October and the first week of November, the 9th Infantry Division battled its way through the Hurtgen Forest. These were terrible fights, and often named the "worst of all battles" according to many veterans of this Division. He was killed in action near Vossenack, during the Battle for Hürtgen Forrest, on Oct 11, 1944.
Entered the service from New York. Husband of Ruth nee Harrington
Robert Adams enlisted on 10 July 1941 and was commissioned on October 1942 after successfull finishing Officer's Candidate School. Service number was 1295975. Served with 9th Infantry Division, 39th Infantry Regiment. By August 19th, 1944, the 39th Regiment was posed for the drive to the Seine River and Paris. By the 26th of August, the Seine River was reached. The 39th then moved north-eastward and sealed off the Mons Pocket. It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. On September 13th, 1944, the 39th Regiment swept forward to begin a long and costly drive through the Hurtgen Forest in Germany. It moved past the Dragon Teeth (anti-tank constructions made out of cement blocks) and closed in on the fortified town of Roetgen, Germany. On September 14th, the town fell to the 39th and would be the first German city captured in World War II. Day by Day throughout the rest of September, October and the first week of November, the 9th Infantry Division battled its way through the Hurtgen Forest. These were terrible fights, and often named the "worst of all battles" according to many veterans of this Division. He was killed in action near Vossenack, during the Battle for Hürtgen Forrest, on Oct 11, 1944.
Robert Adams enlisted on 10 July 1941 and was commissioned on October 1942 after successfull finishing Officer's Candidate School. Service number was 1295975. Served with 9th Infantry Division, 39th Infantry Regiment. By August 19th, 1944, the 39th Regiment was posed for the drive to the Seine River and Paris. By the 26th of August, the Seine River was reached. The 39th then moved north-eastward and sealed off the Mons Pocket. It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. On September 13th, 1944, the 39th Regiment swept forward to begin a long and costly drive through the Hurtgen Forest in Germany. It moved past the Dragon Teeth (anti-tank constructions made out of cement blocks) and closed in on the fortified town of Roetgen, Germany. On September 14th, the town fell to the 39th and would be the first German city captured in World War II. Day by Day throughout the rest of September, October and the first week of November, the 9th Infantry Division battled its way through the Hurtgen Forest. These were terrible fights, and often named the "worst of all battles" according to many veterans of this Division. He was killed in action near Vossenack, during the Battle for Hürtgen Forrest, on Oct 11, 1944.
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