World War II Honoree

Benjamin Jerry Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waco, Texas

Honored By

Ann Marie Adams

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED SERVICE: FEBRUARY 5, 1943 AT AGE 18. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA. PARACHUTE SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA; OCTOBER 14, 1943. SERVED WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN NORMANDY (D-DAY), HOLLAND (MARKET-GARDEN), BASTOGNE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND BERCHTESGADEN, GERMANY (HITLER'S REDOUBT). RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL (BASTOGNE, DECEMBER 23, 1944). UNIT AWARDS INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE AND THE NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD. DISCHARGED: NOVEMBER 20, 1945 AT AGE 21.