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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gordon Sackett Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Red Oak, Virginia

Honored By

McVMI 1943

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE WITH THE CLASS OF 1943. HE SERVED IN THE 265TH COMBAT, 65TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMAN OCCUPATION. HE RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE IN 1964 AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.