Hope Wallace Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1939-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

193rd Tank Battalion; 735th Tank Battalion; 5th Infantry Division, 3rd Army

Location of Service:

Houston, Texas; Fort Benning, Georgia; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Pacific Theater; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Lewis, Washington; Normandy, and St. Lo, France; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank:

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran served in the 36th Infantry Division, Texas National Guard from 1933 to 1939; and as a colonel in the Army Reserves from 10/1945 to 1973.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document

Contributor:

George Musselman

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/49922

Subjects:

Adams, Hope Wallace
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Hope Wallace Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/49922), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress