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Personal info

Full name
ADAM, George Victor
Date of birth
16 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31408828
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Idstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 16 24

Immediate family

Members
Roderic Adam (father)
Laura Adam (mother)
Paul Adam (brother)
Commille Adam (sister)
Blanche Adam (sister)
Armand A. Adam (brother)
Rita Adam (sister)
Marion J. Adam (wife)

More information

Pfc George V. Adam was a chauffeur before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 17 December 1943.
He was wounded by a gunshot in the chest and died of his wounds.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Stromberg, Germany.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, IDPF, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jim Lawson, Kevin