John H. Adams Jr.
John H. Adams Jr. | |
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| File:John H. Adams Jr. Tuskegee Pilot.png John H. Adams Jr. (1944) | |
| Born | December 16, 1918 Hiawatha, Kansas |
| Died | February 15, 2018 (aged 99) Kansas City, KS |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Force |
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| Rank | 2nd lieutenant |
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| 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
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 Arts degree.[4]
Military service
Adams was drafted in 1942 and 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 to the European Theatre with the soldiers in his company. In 1943, he decided to become a pilot and was sent to Tuskegee for flight training. On April 15, 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 deployed.[4]
He left the Army in 1946.
Later life
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
- Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006.[7]
See also
Further reading
- "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
- ↑ "Union Cemetery - Burial Records Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio". interment.net. Clear Digital Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "John Henry Adams, Jr". Thatcherfuneralhome.com. Thatcher's Funeral Home, Inc.. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "John H. Adams Jr". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ Rice, Markus. "The Men and Their Airplanes: The Fighters." Tuskegee Airmen, 1 March 2000.
- ↑ Francis, Charles (1997). The Tuskegee Airmen: The men who changed a nation. Branden Books. p. 384. ISBN 9780828320290. Search this book on
- ↑ "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
External links
- Tuskegee Airmen at Tuskegee University
- Tuskegee Airmen Archives at the University of California, Riverside Libraries.
- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
- Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
- John H. Adams Jr.
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