World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Rivers Adams
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Lynchburg, Virginia
Honored By
Mc-VMI-1943
GRADUATE OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1931, HE BECAME A CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON THE ISLAND OF GUAM, 21 JULY 1944. HE WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.