Name and Rank, Corporal Platt Adams Jr.
Unit/placed in, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th Infantry Division.
One of only two divisions to serve in both the European and Asia Pacific Theaters of War
Platt was born on October 29 1923 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.
Father, Platt A. Adams.
Mother, Julia (Hubard) Adams.
Sisters, Charlotte H. and Nancy L. Adams.
Platt entered the service from Connecticut in March 23, 1943 with service number # 32776433.
Platt Adams Jr. rank/duty was a Corporal (2nd Battalion, E-Comp) in the 386th Infantry Regiment.
Platt was KIA near the town of Siegburg, Germany during the battle, on April 9, 1945, and he is honored with the Purple Heart and (Posthumously) the Distinguished Service Cross, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Platt Adams Jr. is mentioned/buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
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