Adams, Jonathan E., Jr. "Jock"

Date of birth:: September 8th, 1917
Date of death:: September 20th, 1984 (Wormleysburg/Pennsylvania, United States)
Nationality:: American

Biography

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 36 (1944).

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Citation unavailable.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 64 (1945).

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Citation unavailable.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 98 (1945).

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action on 1 July 1944 in France.

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 54 (1944).

Combat Infantryman Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Commanding Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Sources

- LOFARO, G., The Sword of St. Michael, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, United States, 2011.
- NORDYKE, P., All American All the Way, Zenith Press, St. Paul, United States, 2005.
- NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- WW2-Airborne.us
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org