World War II Honoree

Wayne Adkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Roswell, New Mexico

Honored By

Mrs. Odell Adkins

Relationship

Wife

Served with the 1st Army, 38th Infantry, 2nd Division. Participated in the Battle of Bulge and Central Germany. Captured 2 weeks before war ended. Awarded 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, POW Medal, Combat Infantry badge with 3 bronze stars, Good Conduct medal, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, WWII medal and the Presidential Citation.