Veterans' Memorial Project

Alvin James Adams
Yates City, IL

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World War I

Years Attended: 1917
College: Commerce & Business Administration
Service branch: Army
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 9/4/1895
Date of Death: 3/29/1919

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Corporal Adams served with Company B, 349th Infantry, 307th Ammunition Train, 82nd Division. He entered service September 5, 1917; went to Camp Dodge; transferred to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, 1918; went to Camp Mills, May 20, 1918; sailed for France, June 2. He was at the front about 45 days when he became ill with tubercular peritonitis and went to a hospital, December 11, 1918. He never regained his strength and died on March 29, 1919. He is buried at Savenay, France.

-submitted by Talbot Fisher