MARS TASK FORCE Adkins, Jordan James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Adkins​

• FORENAME

Jordan James​

• UNIT

475 Infantry Regiment (HQ Company,3 Bn)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

0-1312264​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th January 1945​

• AGE

27​

• GRAVESITE

Simmons Cemetery, Mountview, Raleigh County, West Virginia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Raleigh County, West Virginia​

born 16.10.1917 Raleigh County, West Virginia​

son of Clark and Mrs Adkins, White Oak, West Virginia​

husband of Clarice (nee Quesenberry) Adkins, Ravenna, Ohio (1923-2008)​

attended Shady Spring High School​

enlisted 7.8.1936 Fort Thomas, Kentucky​

commissioned​

Merrills Marauders (see MM Awards)​

WIA 15.6.1944 Burma​

awards Bronze Star, Purple Heart​

475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45​

KIA Burma​

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