Adams, Neal W.

1894 - 1956  (62 years)

• Name	Adams, Neal W.
  Birth	10 May 1894  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ADAM.L005
  _FGRAVE	25955642
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, Company H, 26th Infantry, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Corporal), United States Army (1905-Sep 1920)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		26th Infantry Division ("Yankee Division"), United States Army
  		26th Infantry Division ("Yankee Division"), United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Detachment A, Delta Base Section, Company H, 26th Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on November 15, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Transportation Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the U.S. on April 5, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served in England, France and Germany in non-combat units. Honorably discharged to enlist in the regular army on November 17, 1945 as a Private First Class with Detachment A, Delta Base Section, at Marseilles, France. Earned The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096556
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Adams, Neal W. (1894-1956) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Honoree, Adams, Neal W. NOTE: His headstone shows he served in World War I Did he serve in both world wars?
  Death	22 May 1956  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Adams, Neal W.
  		Headstone, Adams, Neal W.
  Person ID	I43080	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Adams, Benjamin Thornton,   b. 1864   d. 1941 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Whitt, Euphamie,   b. 1862   d. 1962 (Age 100 years)
  Family ID	F18663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrell, Chloe,   b. 9 Apr 1899, Wayne County, Illinois d. 7 Mar 1969, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Adams, Grace Louise,   b. 17 Oct 1923   d. 14 Sep 2012 (Age 88 years)   2. Adams, Thomas J.,   b. 22 Jan 1937, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 ___ 0306   3. Adams, John Robert,   b. 11 Jan 1942, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Apr 2013, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F18662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13469] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Adams, Neal W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25955642/neal-w_-adams), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15400] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #5, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14945] World War II Honoree, Neal W. Adams, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2096556) (Reliability: 2).