Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams (October 22, 1922 – March 31, 2003) was a United States Army soldier during World War II who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly destroying enemy machine gun emplacements to re-establish supply lines to U.S. Army companies. He also received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his heroic actions in Italy.
Lucian Adams was born on October 22, 1922, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was one of twelve children from a ...
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Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams (October 22, 1922 – March 31, 2003) was a United States Army soldier during World War II who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly destroying enemy machine gun emplacements to re-establish supply lines to U.S. Army companies. He also received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his heroic actions in Italy.
Lucian Adams was born on October 22, 1922, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was one of twelve children from a large Mexican American family. Adams enlisted in the Army after his graduation from Port Arthur High School. After serving in the European Theatre during World War II, he returned to Texas where he worked for the Veterans Administration for over 40 years before retiring in 1986. He died on March 31, 2003, in San Antonio, Texas, and is buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
While serving with the 30 Infantry, 3 Infantry Division, in France, SSgt Adams' company was attempting to open supply lines; he single-handedly...
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