Name:
John Quincy Adams
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
19357843
Unit:
Date of Death:
1950-10-20
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Court 4
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Combat Infantryman Badge; Korean Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
Comments:
John Quincy Adams was born on August 15, 1932, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He served in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division, as a Private and Heavy Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.
Pvt Adams was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in the southwest section of the Pusan Perimeter near Hadong, South Korea, on July 27, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov