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TSGT James Homer “Red” Adams Jr.

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TSGT James Homer “Red” Adams Jr.

Birth
Lucien, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Death
20 Sep 1944 (aged 29)
Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
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Plot A, Row 31, Grave 9
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T/SGT Adams, James Homer, Jr.
Service number: 34138872

Age: 29
Born: August 1, 1915, Lucien, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Family:
James Homer Adams, Sr. (father)
Susan Rebecca (nee Arnold) Adams/Jester (mother)
Anna Loe Jester/Lee (half-sister)
Reuben Edward Jester (half-brother)
Helen Ruth Jester/Mercer (half-sister)
Jessie Lee Jester/Mercer (half-sister)
Bonnie Mae (nee Goins) Adams/Craft (wife)

Rank: Technical Sergeant
Function: Platoon Sergeant
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: On the road between Metz, France and Sillegny, France, during fights over the town.
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot A, Row 31, Grave 9
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 6, 1942, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Other information:
T/SGT Adams, James Homer, Jr.
Service number: 34138872

Age: 29
Born: August 1, 1915, Lucien, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Family:
James Homer Adams, Sr. (father)
Susan Rebecca (nee Arnold) Adams/Jester (mother)
Anna Loe Jester/Lee (half-sister)
Reuben Edward Jester (half-brother)
Helen Ruth Jester/Mercer (half-sister)
Jessie Lee Jester/Mercer (half-sister)
Bonnie Mae (nee Goins) Adams/Craft (wife)

Rank: Technical Sergeant
Function: Platoon Sergeant
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: On the road between Metz, France and Sillegny, France, during fights over the town.
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot A, Row 31, Grave 9
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 6, 1942, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Other information:

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Entered the service from Louisiana.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652102/james_homer-adams: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT James Homer “Red” Adams Jr. (1 Aug 1915–20 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56652102, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).