son of James M. and Joann (Preece) Adams; spouse of Ella J. (Perry) Adams
Paul entered the Army in August 1941, and following basic training and assignments at Fort Monmouth, N.J., was deployed to Great Britain prior to being deployed as part of the landing forces in the Battle of Normandy invasion in June 1941. Attached to the 250th Signal Operations Company, Paul worked with a three-man crew installing forward communication systems along the front lines throughout World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge. Following his war time experience and training, Paul joined General Telephone Company of Ohio but reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and served until 1954. Called up during the Korean Conflict, Paul was granted a waiver from active duty at the request of GTE. A few years later, in 1964, Paul once again reenlisted, this time in the Ohio National Guard, and served in the 216th Engineering Battalion Company, Company D, quartered in Circleville. Paul retired from the National Guard as a Sergeant First Class in 1985. His service ribbons and medals include those presented for Operation Overload (D-Day), the Battle of the Bulge, the European Theater, and Good Conduct. He also received the Jubilee of Liberty Medal from the Regional Council of Normandy as a member of the U.S. armed forces that liberated Normandy in 1944.
Paul entered the Army in August 1941, and following basic training and assignments at Fort Monmouth, N.J., was deployed to Great Britain prior to being deployed as part of the landing forces in the Battle of Normandy invasion in June 1941. Attached to the 250th Signal Operations Company, Paul worked with a three-man crew installing forward communication systems along the front lines throughout World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge. Following his war time experience and training, Paul joined General Telephone Company of Ohio but reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and served until 1954. Called up during the Korean Conflict, Paul was granted a waiver from active duty at the request of GTE. A few years later, in 1964, Paul once again reenlisted, this time in the Ohio National Guard, and served in the 216th Engineering Battalion Company, Company D, quartered in Circleville. Paul retired from the National Guard as a Sergeant First Class in 1985. His service ribbons and medals include those presented for Operation Overload (D-Day), the Battle of the Bulge, the European Theater, and Good Conduct. He also received the Jubilee of Liberty Medal from the Regional Council of Normandy as a member of the U.S. armed forces that liberated Normandy in 1944.
son of James M. and Joann (Preece) Adams; spouse of Ella J. (Perry) Adams
Paul entered the Army in August 1941, and following basic training and assignments at Fort Monmouth, N.J., was deployed to Great Britain prior to being deployed as part of the landing forces in the Battle of Normandy invasion in June 1941. Attached to the 250th Signal Operations Company, Paul worked with a three-man crew installing forward communication systems along the front lines throughout World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge. Following his war time experience and training, Paul joined General Telephone Company of Ohio but reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and served until 1954. Called up during the Korean Conflict, Paul was granted a waiver from active duty at the request of GTE. A few years later, in 1964, Paul once again reenlisted, this time in the Ohio National Guard, and served in the 216th Engineering Battalion Company, Company D, quartered in Circleville. Paul retired from the National Guard as a Sergeant First Class in 1985. His service ribbons and medals include those presented for Operation Overload (D-Day), the Battle of the Bulge, the European Theater, and Good Conduct. He also received the Jubilee of Liberty Medal from the Regional Council of Normandy as a member of the U.S. armed forces that liberated Normandy in 1944.
Paul entered the Army in August 1941, and following basic training and assignments at Fort Monmouth, N.J., was deployed to Great Britain prior to being deployed as part of the landing forces in the Battle of Normandy invasion in June 1941. Attached to the 250th Signal Operations Company, Paul worked with a three-man crew installing forward communication systems along the front lines throughout World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge. Following his war time experience and training, Paul joined General Telephone Company of Ohio but reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and served until 1954. Called up during the Korean Conflict, Paul was granted a waiver from active duty at the request of GTE. A few years later, in 1964, Paul once again reenlisted, this time in the Ohio National Guard, and served in the 216th Engineering Battalion Company, Company D, quartered in Circleville. Paul retired from the National Guard as a Sergeant First Class in 1985. His service ribbons and medals include those presented for Operation Overload (D-Day), the Battle of the Bulge, the European Theater, and Good Conduct. He also received the Jubilee of Liberty Medal from the Regional Council of Normandy as a member of the U.S. armed forces that liberated Normandy in 1944.
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Posted in Circleville Herald Obituaries on Monday, November 11, 2013
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