Luther L. Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Location of Service

Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Stoneman, California; Texas; Australia; New Zealand; New Guinea; Admiralty Islands; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines); Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan

Battles/Campaigns

Leyte Island, Luzon, Yokohama, Tokyo

Highest Rank

Captain

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Adams suffered from malaria, a mortar round in his left knee, and a burst ear drum.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of interview transcript

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

Bobbie Ames

Contributor:

B.J. Shorak

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/64518

Subjects:

Adams, Luther L.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Luther L. Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/64518), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress