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JAMES CONRAD ADAMS
Major · U.S. Army
October 25, 1938 – May 1, 1970
Service recordJames Conrad Adams, of Phenix City, Alabama, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on May 1, 1970, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 78
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Tank Unit Commander (1203)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- October 25, 1938
- Home of record
- Phenix City, Alabama (Russell County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1970
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1970; he was the only one lost in Kon Tum Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 78
- FRANK MICHAEL VALENTINECorporal · April 30, 1970
- KEITH SAM ARNESONSpecialist Four · May 1, 1970
- JOHN HAROLD BARRETTSpecialist Four · May 1, 1970
- JAMES BUSHSergeant First Class · May 1, 1970
From Phenix City
- UDON PARKERSpecialist Four · March 13, 1966
- LEO CHESTER DIXONPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- EDDIE DONALD PEOPLESPrivate First Class · November 15, 1966
- ROBBIE RAY MILLSSpecialist Five · February 15, 1967
- DAVID TOMIE BELLSpecialist Four · February 26, 1967
- CHARLIE BERNARD INGRAM JRSpecialist Four · March 4, 1967
- LARRY RAY MCDUFFIEPrivate First Class · October 22, 1967
- JOHN HENRY JONES JRPrivate First Class · January 30, 1968
- JOE LOUIS JONESSergeant · February 18, 1968
- WILLIAM OLIVER TURNERCorporal · February 28, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.