Earl Chester Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

44th Bomb Squadron; 332nd Fighter Group

Location of Service

Fort Dix, New Jersey; Selfridge Field, Michigan; Walterboro Army Air Field, South Carolina; Westover Field, Massachusetts; Godman Field, Kentucky; Mitchell Field, New York

Highest Rank

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was apart of the Tuskegee Airmen and was an instructor for instrument flyers.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Rod Gragg

Contributor:

Rod Gragg

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Coastal Carolina University, Center for Military and Veterans Studies

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/73978

Subjects:

Adams, Earl Chester

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Earl Chester Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/73978), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress