World War II Honoree

Walter W. Adams, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Janyce Adams

Relationship

Wife

Served in the Army Air Forces Training Command as a Corporal. Served in the U.S. at Scott Field, Illinois where he studied Morse Code. He was stationed at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin; at radio mechanic school in Chanute Field, Illinois. At pre-radar school, he studied electronics in high frequency. Attended radar mechanical school in Boca Raton, Florida where he was a specialist in high altitude bombing equipment. Received the Good Conduct medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged at Maxwell Field February 1, 1946.