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John H. Adams Jr.

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John H. Adams Jr.
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John H. Adams Jr. (1944)
Born(1918-12-16)December 16, 1918
Hiawatha, Kansas
DiedFebruary 15, 2018(2018-02-15) (aged 99)
Kansas City, KS
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Force
Years of service
  • 1942-1945 WWII
Rank2nd lieutenant
  • 2nd Lieutenant (Army Air force)
Unit
Awards
Spouse(s)Barbara Jean
Relations
Sons: John, George, David, Robert

2nd Lt. John H. Adams Jr. (December 16, 1918 – February 15, 2018)[1] was an American member of the United States Army Air Force. He was a member of the group of World War II-era African-Americans known as the Tuskegee Airmen. He was one of the 1007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Adams was raised in Kansas by his parents Clintonia Margarite (Née Brooks) Adams and John W. H. Adams, Sr.; he had two sisters, Wilma Louise Adams; and Alice Loree Tucker.[3] He attended the Kansas City Art Institute and obtained a Master of fine art degree)[4]

Military service[edit]

The Tuskegee Airmen's aircraft had distinctive markings that led to the name, "Red Tails."[N 1]

Adams was drafted in 1942 and he was sent to Fort Leavenworth, KS. The army sent him to school in Boston to study engineering and topography.[4] He was then assigned to the U. S. Air Force Engineers in California.[3] Adams had suffered a broken leg which prevented him from going off the European Theatre with the soldiers in his company. In 1943, he decided to become a pilot and he was sent to Tuskegee for flight training. On 15 April 1945 Adams completed flight training and was commissioned 2nd lieutenant.[6] He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant and sent to Walterboro Army Airfield. The war in Europe came to an end and Adams was not sent.[4]

He left the Army in 1946.

Later life[edit]

He married Barbara Jean: together they had four sons. The marriage lasted 51 years until Barbara Jean's death. Adams worked in a movie theatre after the war, and in 1957 he became a USPS letter carrier. He also started a lawn cutting service to make extra money.[4]

Awards[edit]

  • Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006.[7]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "Born to Fly the Skies." Weirton Daily Times (Weirton, W.Va.) 23 February 2013. Web. 17 January 2014.
  • "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing." Tuskegee University, 2014, Web. 17 January 2014.

References[edit]

  1. "Union Cemetery - Burial Records Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio". interment.net. Clear Digital Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. Caver, Joseph; Ennels, Jerome A.; Haulman, Daniel Lee (2011). The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949. New South Books. p. 217. ISBN 978-1588382443. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Search this book on
  3. 3.0 3.1 "John Henry Adams, Jr". Thatcherfuneralhome.com. Thatcher's Funeral Home, Inc.. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "John H. Adams Jr". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
  6. Francis, Charles (1997). The Tuskegee Airmen: The men who changed a nation. Branden Books. p. 384. ISBN 9780828320290. Search this book on
  7. "Public Law 109–213—APR. 11, 2006 Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen" (PDF). Congress.gov. US Library of Congress. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Notes[edit]

  1. The red markings that distinguished the Tuskegee Airmen included red bands on the noses of P-51s as well as a red rudder; their P-51B and D Mustangs flew with similar color schemes, with red propeller spinners, yellow wing bands and all-red tail surfaces.[5]

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