son of Henry C Adams here? &
Rene C (__) Adams here?
m. Dorothy French
son Brig. Gen. Carroll E "Hap" Adams Jr was only American general to be killed in Vietnam; he died May 12, 1970
Carroll Adams, 100, WWI artillery veteran
Carroll E. "Pop" Adams, 100, of East Charlemont Road, Shelburne Falls, a retired Army colonel and World War I doughboy, died Monday in a local nursing home. Born in New York City, he was a 1915 graduate of the Pratt Institute. He served during World War I and World War II. In 1916, he entered the Rhode Island National Guard, and served in Gen. John J. Pershing's unsuccessful punitive expedition to Mexico that year.
He was attached to Battery A of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, and was shipped to France in 1918. He was promoted to staff sergeant, and was awarded a battlefield commission.
He was honorably discharged in 1919.
He was recommissioned in 1938, and served in the Corps of Engineers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in World War II. [sic-He served as a commander of a munitions production facility in Boston, MA. His son served Schofield Barracks, it was his first assignment after graduating from USMA per family member]
He attained the rank of colonel, and was discharged in 1946. He then moved here.
He was a communicant of St. James's Episcopal Church in Greenfield, the Mountain Masonic Lodge in Shelburne, Union Lodge 10 in Pawtucket, R.I., and the Palestine Temple in Providence, R.I.
He was a former town auditor, was active in the Republican Party for many years, and was instrumental in the construction of Greenfield Community College in the early 1970s.
He was in the Retired Officers Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Association of Uniformed Services, and the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
He leaves a son, 14 grandchildren [sic-6 per family member]; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Another son, Carroll E. Jr., died in 1979 [sic-Jr. d.1970 per family member].
The funeral will be Thursday morning in the church, with a military burial in the afternoon at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. Calling hours are this evening at Walker Funeral Home in Greenfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the church on Church Street, Greenfield, 01301, or the Kennedy-Chamberlain Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Shelburne Falls, 01376.
[published Union-News, Wednesday, November 15, 1995]
[thanks for assist from FAG 48576510]
Rene C (__) Adams here?
m. Dorothy French
son Brig. Gen. Carroll E "Hap" Adams Jr was only American general to be killed in Vietnam; he died May 12, 1970
Carroll Adams, 100, WWI artillery veteran
Carroll E. "Pop" Adams, 100, of East Charlemont Road, Shelburne Falls, a retired Army colonel and World War I doughboy, died Monday in a local nursing home. Born in New York City, he was a 1915 graduate of the Pratt Institute. He served during World War I and World War II. In 1916, he entered the Rhode Island National Guard, and served in Gen. John J. Pershing's unsuccessful punitive expedition to Mexico that year.
He was attached to Battery A of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, and was shipped to France in 1918. He was promoted to staff sergeant, and was awarded a battlefield commission.
He was honorably discharged in 1919.
He was recommissioned in 1938, and served in the Corps of Engineers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in World War II. [sic-He served as a commander of a munitions production facility in Boston, MA. His son served Schofield Barracks, it was his first assignment after graduating from USMA per family member]
He attained the rank of colonel, and was discharged in 1946. He then moved here.
He was a communicant of St. James's Episcopal Church in Greenfield, the Mountain Masonic Lodge in Shelburne, Union Lodge 10 in Pawtucket, R.I., and the Palestine Temple in Providence, R.I.
He was a former town auditor, was active in the Republican Party for many years, and was instrumental in the construction of Greenfield Community College in the early 1970s.
He was in the Retired Officers Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Association of Uniformed Services, and the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
He leaves a son, 14 grandchildren [sic-6 per family member]; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Another son, Carroll E. Jr., died in 1979 [sic-Jr. d.1970 per family member].
The funeral will be Thursday morning in the church, with a military burial in the afternoon at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. Calling hours are this evening at Walker Funeral Home in Greenfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the church on Church Street, Greenfield, 01301, or the Kennedy-Chamberlain Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Shelburne Falls, 01376.
[published Union-News, Wednesday, November 15, 1995]
[thanks for assist from FAG 48576510]
son of Henry C Adams here? &
Rene C (__) Adams here?
m. Dorothy French
son Brig. Gen. Carroll E "Hap" Adams Jr was only American general to be killed in Vietnam; he died May 12, 1970
Carroll Adams, 100, WWI artillery veteran
Carroll E. "Pop" Adams, 100, of East Charlemont Road, Shelburne Falls, a retired Army colonel and World War I doughboy, died Monday in a local nursing home. Born in New York City, he was a 1915 graduate of the Pratt Institute. He served during World War I and World War II. In 1916, he entered the Rhode Island National Guard, and served in Gen. John J. Pershing's unsuccessful punitive expedition to Mexico that year.
He was attached to Battery A of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, and was shipped to France in 1918. He was promoted to staff sergeant, and was awarded a battlefield commission.
He was honorably discharged in 1919.
He was recommissioned in 1938, and served in the Corps of Engineers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in World War II. [sic-He served as a commander of a munitions production facility in Boston, MA. His son served Schofield Barracks, it was his first assignment after graduating from USMA per family member]
He attained the rank of colonel, and was discharged in 1946. He then moved here.
He was a communicant of St. James's Episcopal Church in Greenfield, the Mountain Masonic Lodge in Shelburne, Union Lodge 10 in Pawtucket, R.I., and the Palestine Temple in Providence, R.I.
He was a former town auditor, was active in the Republican Party for many years, and was instrumental in the construction of Greenfield Community College in the early 1970s.
He was in the Retired Officers Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Association of Uniformed Services, and the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
He leaves a son, 14 grandchildren [sic-6 per family member]; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Another son, Carroll E. Jr., died in 1979 [sic-Jr. d.1970 per family member].
The funeral will be Thursday morning in the church, with a military burial in the afternoon at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. Calling hours are this evening at Walker Funeral Home in Greenfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the church on Church Street, Greenfield, 01301, or the Kennedy-Chamberlain Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Shelburne Falls, 01376.
[published Union-News, Wednesday, November 15, 1995]
[thanks for assist from FAG 48576510]
Rene C (__) Adams here?
m. Dorothy French
son Brig. Gen. Carroll E "Hap" Adams Jr was only American general to be killed in Vietnam; he died May 12, 1970
Carroll Adams, 100, WWI artillery veteran
Carroll E. "Pop" Adams, 100, of East Charlemont Road, Shelburne Falls, a retired Army colonel and World War I doughboy, died Monday in a local nursing home. Born in New York City, he was a 1915 graduate of the Pratt Institute. He served during World War I and World War II. In 1916, he entered the Rhode Island National Guard, and served in Gen. John J. Pershing's unsuccessful punitive expedition to Mexico that year.
He was attached to Battery A of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, and was shipped to France in 1918. He was promoted to staff sergeant, and was awarded a battlefield commission.
He was honorably discharged in 1919.
He was recommissioned in 1938, and served in the Corps of Engineers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in World War II. [sic-He served as a commander of a munitions production facility in Boston, MA. His son served Schofield Barracks, it was his first assignment after graduating from USMA per family member]
He attained the rank of colonel, and was discharged in 1946. He then moved here.
He was a communicant of St. James's Episcopal Church in Greenfield, the Mountain Masonic Lodge in Shelburne, Union Lodge 10 in Pawtucket, R.I., and the Palestine Temple in Providence, R.I.
He was a former town auditor, was active in the Republican Party for many years, and was instrumental in the construction of Greenfield Community College in the early 1970s.
He was in the Retired Officers Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, the National Association of Uniformed Services, and the Veterans of World War I of the USA.
He leaves a son, 14 grandchildren [sic-6 per family member]; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Another son, Carroll E. Jr., died in 1979 [sic-Jr. d.1970 per family member].
The funeral will be Thursday morning in the church, with a military burial in the afternoon at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. Calling hours are this evening at Walker Funeral Home in Greenfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the church on Church Street, Greenfield, 01301, or the Kennedy-Chamberlain Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Shelburne Falls, 01376.
[published Union-News, Wednesday, November 15, 1995]
[thanks for assist from FAG 48576510]
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