World War II Honoree

Paul L. Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Private First Class. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps April 16, 1943 with induction at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed basic training with the Seventh Recruit Battalion Recruit Depot; Marine Corps Base San Diego, California. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Pendleton Oceanside, California for combat training. He served as a Rifleman with Baker Company, First Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marine Regiment, an element of the Fifth Marine Division Location: Western Pacific Theater of Operations. His division participated in the amphibious assault on the Volcanic Island of Iwo Jima and occupation (Battle Dates: February 19-March 26, 1945) Code Name: Operation Detachment. Friday, March 2, 1945 he was mortally wounded, during offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese forces. Personnel from a Graves Registration Company buried him in the Fifth Marine Division Iwo battlefield cemetery. In the post-war era, this Marines’ family requested that he be buried with Military Honors at the Evergreen Cemetery, with interment April 14, 1948 Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.