#326 Garand Picture of the Day - Bardenberg

[Mark in Rochester]

Pfc. Arlon L. Adams, 119th Inf. Reg., of Temperance, Mich. awaits German counterattacks in his foxhole in the vicinity of Bardenberg and Wurselen, Germany, October 17th, 1944. Pfc. Adams was later KIA on Feb. 24th, 1945 in the Roer River assault. The 119th crossed and attacked just south of the Hambach Forest. Pfc. Adams was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star.

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[Mark in Rochester]

Arlon L. Adams

Private First Class, U.S. Army

Service # 36960291

119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: Michigan

Died: 24-Feb-45

Buried at: Plot J Row 21 Grave 22

Netherlands American Cemetery

Margraten, Netherlands

Awards: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart



http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailwwnew.php

[snakehunter]

Let us all observe a moment of silence for PFC Adams

[ARCHER 9505]

Mark
Thank you for providing a moment for all of us to reflect and appreciate. 65 years later, I am deeply saddened by the loss of this man and the hopes and dreams of a future he never lived to experience…

[Bob Womack]

Lefty?

[frankderrico]

That picture represents, our brave young men. Any and every generation.....Frank

[cadams1521]

This brave man is my Great-Uncle. I would like to know more about his life in the military. My son and I had the awesome opportunity to visit his gravesite in the Netherlands, where total strangers came up to tell us stories about the war and thank us for giving up our Uncle for their freedom.
It was a day I will never forget.