09 JUN 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Bio section as written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider. 2) Location of death is somewhat unclear; the obituary information gives Burma, but the marker gives Ledo, India, which is in the Indian state of Assam.~11th Combat Cargo squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
Member of the O'Reilly Crew:
Lt. Leland Stanford O'Reilly, Jr. Pilot.
Howard P. Leahy.
Millard F. Hatfield.
Cpl. Claude S. Adams, Jr., Radio Operator.
Paul A. Scheetz.
Jack C. Stephens.
Soldier's Body Is Iden(t)ified; To Be Returned
The body of Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., who was killed in a plane crash in Burma during World War II, finally has been identified and is to be returned to Danville for re-burial. The father, C. S. Adams, has been notified of the final identification - a task which required painstaking efforts by the Army over a period of many months. The remains now are in a mausoleum at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Corporal Adams lost his life when the C-54 on which he was a radio operator failed to return from a mission over Burma on September 1, 1944. The wreckage was not found until the end of the war, at which time the fliers' remains were interred in the American military cemetery at Barrackport, India. The cemetery was abandoned in 1948 and all remains of the soldiers disinterred. The news came as a surprise to Corporal Adams' family, who had been advised more than a year ago that positive identification could not be established. At that time it was said that the remains of the plane crew of which Adams was a member would be interred in a common grave. The letter received Saturday stated that the remains of Adams and his comrades had been "reprocessed through a general identification laboratory in Hawaii." As a result, the remains of all members of the crew were positively identified. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Monday, September 19, 1949, p. 7, Col. 6-8)
Re-Burial Is Held For Corp. Adams
Re-burial services for Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., were conducted from the Townes Chapel yesterday afternoon and military rites were held at the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery, conducted by members of the Central Burial Committee. Pallbearers were: Bill Carter, Charlie Alverson, Earnest Dodson, Skidmore Talbott, Flinton Callahan, Claude T, McCubbins, Willie Bousman and Sam Luther. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Saturday, January 14, 1950, p. 14, Col. 2)
Member of the O'Reilly Crew:
Lt. Leland Stanford O'Reilly, Jr. Pilot.
Howard P. Leahy.
Millard F. Hatfield.
Cpl. Claude S. Adams, Jr., Radio Operator.
Paul A. Scheetz.
Jack C. Stephens.
Soldier's Body Is Iden(t)ified; To Be Returned
The body of Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., who was killed in a plane crash in Burma during World War II, finally has been identified and is to be returned to Danville for re-burial. The father, C. S. Adams, has been notified of the final identification - a task which required painstaking efforts by the Army over a period of many months. The remains now are in a mausoleum at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Corporal Adams lost his life when the C-54 on which he was a radio operator failed to return from a mission over Burma on September 1, 1944. The wreckage was not found until the end of the war, at which time the fliers' remains were interred in the American military cemetery at Barrackport, India. The cemetery was abandoned in 1948 and all remains of the soldiers disinterred. The news came as a surprise to Corporal Adams' family, who had been advised more than a year ago that positive identification could not be established. At that time it was said that the remains of the plane crew of which Adams was a member would be interred in a common grave. The letter received Saturday stated that the remains of Adams and his comrades had been "reprocessed through a general identification laboratory in Hawaii." As a result, the remains of all members of the crew were positively identified. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Monday, September 19, 1949, p. 7, Col. 6-8)
Re-Burial Is Held For Corp. Adams
Re-burial services for Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., were conducted from the Townes Chapel yesterday afternoon and military rites were held at the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery, conducted by members of the Central Burial Committee. Pallbearers were: Bill Carter, Charlie Alverson, Earnest Dodson, Skidmore Talbott, Flinton Callahan, Claude T, McCubbins, Willie Bousman and Sam Luther. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Saturday, January 14, 1950, p. 14, Col. 2)
09 JUN 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Bio section as written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider. 2) Location of death is somewhat unclear; the obituary information gives Burma, but the marker gives Ledo, India, which is in the Indian state of Assam.~11th Combat Cargo squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group.
Member of the O'Reilly Crew:
Lt. Leland Stanford O'Reilly, Jr. Pilot.
Howard P. Leahy.
Millard F. Hatfield.
Cpl. Claude S. Adams, Jr., Radio Operator.
Paul A. Scheetz.
Jack C. Stephens.
Soldier's Body Is Iden(t)ified; To Be Returned
The body of Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., who was killed in a plane crash in Burma during World War II, finally has been identified and is to be returned to Danville for re-burial. The father, C. S. Adams, has been notified of the final identification - a task which required painstaking efforts by the Army over a period of many months. The remains now are in a mausoleum at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Corporal Adams lost his life when the C-54 on which he was a radio operator failed to return from a mission over Burma on September 1, 1944. The wreckage was not found until the end of the war, at which time the fliers' remains were interred in the American military cemetery at Barrackport, India. The cemetery was abandoned in 1948 and all remains of the soldiers disinterred. The news came as a surprise to Corporal Adams' family, who had been advised more than a year ago that positive identification could not be established. At that time it was said that the remains of the plane crew of which Adams was a member would be interred in a common grave. The letter received Saturday stated that the remains of Adams and his comrades had been "reprocessed through a general identification laboratory in Hawaii." As a result, the remains of all members of the crew were positively identified. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Monday, September 19, 1949, p. 7, Col. 6-8)
Re-Burial Is Held For Corp. Adams
Re-burial services for Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., were conducted from the Townes Chapel yesterday afternoon and military rites were held at the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery, conducted by members of the Central Burial Committee. Pallbearers were: Bill Carter, Charlie Alverson, Earnest Dodson, Skidmore Talbott, Flinton Callahan, Claude T, McCubbins, Willie Bousman and Sam Luther. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Saturday, January 14, 1950, p. 14, Col. 2)
Member of the O'Reilly Crew:
Lt. Leland Stanford O'Reilly, Jr. Pilot.
Howard P. Leahy.
Millard F. Hatfield.
Cpl. Claude S. Adams, Jr., Radio Operator.
Paul A. Scheetz.
Jack C. Stephens.
Soldier's Body Is Iden(t)ified; To Be Returned
The body of Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., who was killed in a plane crash in Burma during World War II, finally has been identified and is to be returned to Danville for re-burial. The father, C. S. Adams, has been notified of the final identification - a task which required painstaking efforts by the Army over a period of many months. The remains now are in a mausoleum at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Corporal Adams lost his life when the C-54 on which he was a radio operator failed to return from a mission over Burma on September 1, 1944. The wreckage was not found until the end of the war, at which time the fliers' remains were interred in the American military cemetery at Barrackport, India. The cemetery was abandoned in 1948 and all remains of the soldiers disinterred. The news came as a surprise to Corporal Adams' family, who had been advised more than a year ago that positive identification could not be established. At that time it was said that the remains of the plane crew of which Adams was a member would be interred in a common grave. The letter received Saturday stated that the remains of Adams and his comrades had been "reprocessed through a general identification laboratory in Hawaii." As a result, the remains of all members of the crew were positively identified. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Monday, September 19, 1949, p. 7, Col. 6-8)
Re-Burial Is Held For Corp. Adams
Re-burial services for Corporal Claude S. Adams, Jr., were conducted from the Townes Chapel yesterday afternoon and military rites were held at the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery, conducted by members of the Central Burial Committee. Pallbearers were: Bill Carter, Charlie Alverson, Earnest Dodson, Skidmore Talbott, Flinton Callahan, Claude T, McCubbins, Willie Bousman and Sam Luther. (The Danville Bee, Danville, VA, Saturday, January 14, 1950, p. 14, Col. 2)
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CPL. CLAUDE S.
ADAMS, JR.
3RD COMBAT CARGO GROUP
11TH C.C. SQDN. A.T.C.
BORN AUG. 26, 1919
KILLED IN ACTION
NEAR LEDO, INDIA
WORLD WAR II
SEPT. 1, 1944
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