C. D. Adams (Clyde Dillard "Doc") died May 10, 2017, at his home in Sebastian, Fla.
C.D. is the sixth son of Willis and Dora Fulford Adams, of Cortez, and the grandson of the first Cortez family, William T. and Sallie Adams Fulford. He is predeceased by his parents; five brothers, William H., Willis H., Leon H., Clayton; and, three sisters, Pauline Forcke, Doris Green and Mabel Hipp. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie (McCann); four sons, Tim (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., Mark (Paula), of Houston, Texas, Thomas (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., and Steven, of Alaska ; a brother Cleve Adams, of Gardena, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two nieces; five nephews; and, eight first cousins. A fishermen grandson comes to the west coast to fish during the mullet run.
C.D. graduated from Bradenton High School in 1942, and he returned for many of the class reunions throughout the years. He is remembered for bringing buckets of golf balls that he had picked up on his run every morning through the golf course. After graduation, he quickly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While flying over Germany, he had to parachute out of the B 17 bomber when it was too damaged to fly. The survivors hid out for several days. He was captured by farm women armed with pitchforks while he was digging up turnips to eat. He was a prisoner of war for seven months in a German prison camp. When he returned to the states, the Japanese had surrendered before he had to report for duty in the Pacific. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he worked in the fishing industry in Cortez for several years. He then began to work for Pratt Whitney Aircraft until retirement. His death now leaves just two surviving WW II veterans of the 67 from Cortez.
C.D. is the sixth son of Willis and Dora Fulford Adams, of Cortez, and the grandson of the first Cortez family, William T. and Sallie Adams Fulford. He is predeceased by his parents; five brothers, William H., Willis H., Leon H., Clayton; and, three sisters, Pauline Forcke, Doris Green and Mabel Hipp. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie (McCann); four sons, Tim (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., Mark (Paula), of Houston, Texas, Thomas (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., and Steven, of Alaska ; a brother Cleve Adams, of Gardena, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two nieces; five nephews; and, eight first cousins. A fishermen grandson comes to the west coast to fish during the mullet run.
C.D. graduated from Bradenton High School in 1942, and he returned for many of the class reunions throughout the years. He is remembered for bringing buckets of golf balls that he had picked up on his run every morning through the golf course. After graduation, he quickly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While flying over Germany, he had to parachute out of the B 17 bomber when it was too damaged to fly. The survivors hid out for several days. He was captured by farm women armed with pitchforks while he was digging up turnips to eat. He was a prisoner of war for seven months in a German prison camp. When he returned to the states, the Japanese had surrendered before he had to report for duty in the Pacific. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he worked in the fishing industry in Cortez for several years. He then began to work for Pratt Whitney Aircraft until retirement. His death now leaves just two surviving WW II veterans of the 67 from Cortez.
C. D. Adams (Clyde Dillard "Doc") died May 10, 2017, at his home in Sebastian, Fla.
C.D. is the sixth son of Willis and Dora Fulford Adams, of Cortez, and the grandson of the first Cortez family, William T. and Sallie Adams Fulford. He is predeceased by his parents; five brothers, William H., Willis H., Leon H., Clayton; and, three sisters, Pauline Forcke, Doris Green and Mabel Hipp. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie (McCann); four sons, Tim (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., Mark (Paula), of Houston, Texas, Thomas (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., and Steven, of Alaska ; a brother Cleve Adams, of Gardena, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two nieces; five nephews; and, eight first cousins. A fishermen grandson comes to the west coast to fish during the mullet run.
C.D. graduated from Bradenton High School in 1942, and he returned for many of the class reunions throughout the years. He is remembered for bringing buckets of golf balls that he had picked up on his run every morning through the golf course. After graduation, he quickly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While flying over Germany, he had to parachute out of the B 17 bomber when it was too damaged to fly. The survivors hid out for several days. He was captured by farm women armed with pitchforks while he was digging up turnips to eat. He was a prisoner of war for seven months in a German prison camp. When he returned to the states, the Japanese had surrendered before he had to report for duty in the Pacific. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he worked in the fishing industry in Cortez for several years. He then began to work for Pratt Whitney Aircraft until retirement. His death now leaves just two surviving WW II veterans of the 67 from Cortez.
C.D. is the sixth son of Willis and Dora Fulford Adams, of Cortez, and the grandson of the first Cortez family, William T. and Sallie Adams Fulford. He is predeceased by his parents; five brothers, William H., Willis H., Leon H., Clayton; and, three sisters, Pauline Forcke, Doris Green and Mabel Hipp. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie (McCann); four sons, Tim (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., Mark (Paula), of Houston, Texas, Thomas (Sue), of Sebastian Fla., and Steven, of Alaska ; a brother Cleve Adams, of Gardena, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two nieces; five nephews; and, eight first cousins. A fishermen grandson comes to the west coast to fish during the mullet run.
C.D. graduated from Bradenton High School in 1942, and he returned for many of the class reunions throughout the years. He is remembered for bringing buckets of golf balls that he had picked up on his run every morning through the golf course. After graduation, he quickly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While flying over Germany, he had to parachute out of the B 17 bomber when it was too damaged to fly. The survivors hid out for several days. He was captured by farm women armed with pitchforks while he was digging up turnips to eat. He was a prisoner of war for seven months in a German prison camp. When he returned to the states, the Japanese had surrendered before he had to report for duty in the Pacific. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he worked in the fishing industry in Cortez for several years. He then began to work for Pratt Whitney Aircraft until retirement. His death now leaves just two surviving WW II veterans of the 67 from Cortez.
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