2nd Lieutenant Guy William Adams O-2006055 US Army
Captain Guy William Adams O2006055 US Army. He was born on March 20, 1923, in Key West, Florida. He was the son of Guy Waff Adams and Beulah Louise Costar. He entered the US Army on November 17, 1942 in Gainesville Florida at the age of 19. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 11 inches tall weighed 150 pounds he had blue eyes and brown hair.
On September 6, 1943 he entered Company A, 253rd Infantry, 63rd Infantry Divison. He served in 1st and 2nd Platoon of A Company. He started out as an enlisted man with the service number of 14118346 he would reach the rank of T/Sgt he earned a battlefield Commission on February 1, 1945. He earned a Bronze Star Medal on February 24, 1945, in the vicinity of Kleinblittersdorf Germany. During movement preparatory to attack, Lt. Adams platoon came under enemy mortar, Artillery and small arms fire. They immediately sought cover in an area which was heavily mined with utter disregard for personal safety, Lieutenant Adams mustered his men and evacuated the area to reorganize and continue the attack. Due to the personal supervision, and control throughout the encounter, the platoon was able to by-pass the area and continue its mission. On March 18, 1945 he was taken off the line as a non-battle casualty. He returned to A Company a few days later.
On April 6, 1945 by 1130 A Company was about 1000 meters southeast of Herbolzheim at point (9) on the map. The Sniper fire was intense at point (9) there was a bridge and a draw. The draw had become deadly and casualties were placed under the bridge at this point for protection. The company had intended reorganization in the draw at this point but this was impossible because of the hail of enemy fire. At 1145, Lieutenant Louis Magin, was shot through the head by a sniper at (9) on the map Lieutenant Magin died immediately which made 2nd Lieutenant Guy “Bill” William Adams the 2nd platoons, Platoon leader the only infantry officer nearby, this made Lt. Adams the new company commander. 2nd Lieutenant Guy “Bill” W. Adams 15 minutes of command ended at about 1200 hours when he sustained a very painful wound to the leg and could scarcely walk. During his short time as Commanding officer he was able to move the Company .80 of a mile a little over a Kilometer. This is from Point (9) on the map to point (11) Adams was evacuated a short time later. With no other infantry officers around at this point command of Company A then went to First Lieutenant James E. Robinson, Jr. the forward observer officer. Lt. Robinson simultaneously lead the men from Company A in his vicinity continued to act as a single 3-man Forward observer team and served as the liaison between Company A and the 5 tanks commanded by Lt. Anthony F. Daskevich.
After World War Two Adams married Betty Lou Henneke on April 24, 1948, in Miami, Florida. They had two children during their marriage. He would be promoted to Captain and served in the Korean War where he was wounded again. He died on April 22, 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the age of 80.
He was awarded the Bronze Stare Medal with V and Oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart Medal with an Oak leaf cluster, The American Theater of operations Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater of operations Medal with two battle stars the World War Two Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Korean Service Medal, UN Korean Service Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
