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Personal info

Full name
ADAMS, Francis Woodrow
Date of birth
6 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Hometown
Mississippi County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
O-023451
Rank
Major
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
South of Schevenhütte, Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 3 11

Immediate family

Members
James W. Adams (father)
Love B. (Pittman) Adams (mother)
James W. Adams Jr. (brother)
Maxine S. Adams (sister)

More information

The citiation for his Silver Star stated: "Captain (Infantry) Francis W. Adams (ASN: 0-23451), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy while serving with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Jill, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree