BIRTH- He could not have been born in WV. He was born in either NH or MA.
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1920 United States Federal Census about Peter Adamos
Name: Peter Adamos
[Peter Adamov]
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Greece
Home in 1920: Manchester Ward 7, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1905
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Evangeline Thanosopoul*
Father's Birthplace: Greece
Mother's Birthplace: Greece
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Adamos 30
Kostas Adamos 28
James Loukas 25
Anna Thanosopoul* 20
Affrodite Thanosopoul* 2
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Evangeline Thanosopoul* 30
Apvitolis Thanosopoul* 0 [9/12] ****note-Paul****
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1930 United States Federal Census about Paul Adamos
Name: Paul Adamos
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Race: White
Home in 1930: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia
Map of Home: View Map
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Peter Adamos
Father's Birthplace: Greece
Mother's Name: Vangili Adamos
Mother's Birthplace: Greece
Occupation:
Education:
Military service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Adamos 46
Vangili Adamos 35
Paul Adamos 12
Julia Adamos 10
Lewis Adamos 8
Golfa Adamos 6
Charley Adamos 28
Ethel Adamos 18
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1940 United States Federal Census about Paul Adamos
Name: Paul Adamos
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Ellison Avenue
House Number: 338
Inferred Residence in 1935: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 15B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Pete Adamos 50
Eva Adamos 40
Paul Adamos 20
Julia Adamos 19
Louie Adamos 18
Galfa Adamos 45
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Paul Adamos
Name: Paul Adamos
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Massachusetts
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Raleigh

Enlistment Date: 17 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Athletes, sports instructors, and sports officials
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 146
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Additional info for Sgt. Paul Adamos.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia on 4/4/1919.
Son of Peter and Vangili Adamos (they were born in Greece.)

In July 1944, Mr. and Mrs. Adamos received word from the front that their son Paul was killed in France on July 6. According to an account in the Princeton Observer, Adamos and a squad of 12 routed 300 German soldiers out of pillboxes in the Cherbourg peninsula and took them prisoner. Mr. Adamos' last letter from his son had been written from Cherbourg.

Born on April 4, 1919, Paul ("Moose") grew up in Beckley and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High in 1937, where he starred on the football team. He went on to graduate in 1942 from Concord College—where he again played football (backfield)—and was selected twice on the all-state collegiate conference team. Sgt. Adamos married Eva Cole of Bluefield.

He entered the Army (314th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division) in 1942, where he served for two years and two months. Paul was stationed in England for several months before the invasion at Normandy. At the same time, his brother Louis was serving in the Navy.

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