Luther L. Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Location of Service:

Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Stoneman, California; Texas; Australia; New Zealand; New Guinea; Admiralty Islands; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines); Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan

Battles/Campaigns:

Leyte Island, Luzon, Yokohama, Tokyo

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Adams suffered from malaria, a mortar round in his left knee, and a burst ear drum.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of video recording

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Bobbie Ames

Contributor:

B.J. Shorak

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/64518

Subjects:

Adams, Luther L.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Luther L. Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/64518), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress