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Harry Leo Adams

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Harry Leo Adams

Birth
Death
14 Aug 1951 (aged 25)
Burial
Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
4-14
Memorial ID
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Corporal Harry Adams was living in Sherman, KS when he entered the service and was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on August 14, 1951. His remains were never recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Corporal Adams was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.  
Corporal Harry Adams was living in Sherman, KS when he entered the service and was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on August 14, 1951. His remains were never recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Corporal Adams was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.  


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