Dixon G. Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-?

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

14th Armored Division

Location of Service:

Fort Knox, Kentucky; City College of New York, New York; North Carolina; Arkansas; Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi; Tyndall Field, Florida; Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Nebraska; Texas; Wichita, Kansas; Sacramento, California; Hawaii; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Mariana Islands; Saipan and Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Korea

Highest Rank:

Gunner

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran was a Gunner on the bomb crew for a plane named the "Lucky Lady" and flew B29s.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Del Stites

Contributor:

Sue Klein

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Bellevue University

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/41103

Subjects:

Adams, Dixon G.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Dixon G. Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/41103), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress