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Howard James Adams

Birth	:	20 Jan 1918 Michigan Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	15 May 2009 Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	O'Neill's Point Cemetery, Belmont, Auckland Council, New Zealand
Coordinate	:	-36.8103002, 174.7812784
Inscription	:	SSGT, US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Description	:	Howard J. Adams, age 91, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on May 15, 2009 at Valley ElderCare Memorial Home, Grand Forks, ND. Howard James Adams, the son of Joseph E. and Caroline (Leddige) Adams, was born at home on the farm near Reynolds, ND on January 20, 1918. Howard stayed on the home farm from childhood until entering the service on April 9, 1941. He trained at Camp Clayborn, Louisiana. Spent 11 months in Ireland, then to Africa where he got into the actual war. Then on to Italy and saw much more action there. He spent 3 weeks... Read More	Howard J. Adams, age 91, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on May 15, 2009 at Valley ElderCare Memorial Home, Grand Forks, ND. Howard James Adams, the son of Joseph E. and Caroline (Leddige) Adams, was born at home on the farm near Reynolds, ND on January 20, 1918. Howard stayed on the home farm from childhood until entering the service on April 9, 1941. He trained at Camp Clayborn, Louisiana. Spent 11 months in Ireland, then to Africa where he got into the actual war. Then on to Italy and saw much more action there. He spent 3 weeks in the mountains there in the snow. Two men were assigned to a tent and they would dig into the snow to stay warm. Howard received his rotation papers when he was at Anzo Beachhead that he could return to the US. He spent 29 days on the water coming home. He was stationed in New York (80 miles north) at a disciplinary base as a guard of US servicemen that had committed crimes. Then was sent to Camp McCoy, WI and received his honorable discharged on September 4, 1945 as a staff sergeant. Howard received the following citation: The Bronze Star for exceptional meritorious conduct. "In April 1943, in the vicinity of Tunisia, North Africa, during an attack on enemy positions, PFC Adams was acting as an observer at the Battalion Observation Post. This necessitated his taking position on top of a small knolls without cover and with inferior concealment at distances varying from 1500 to 2000 yards from enemy positions. While heavy artillery fire was falling all around PFC Adams, he maintained constant observation of the enemy in a very calm and accurate manner. PFC Adam's devotion to duty and courage in the face of grave danger is a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States." Howard hitchhiked from Fargo to the Reynolds corner out by Hwy 81. When he arrived at Tony Leddige's place he called home and his mother came and picked him up! He helped with the fall's work. He went to get work because he and Pat were going to get married and Pa helped him get started farming. They started building their house in the fall of 1945. When the weather got bad, they stopped construction until the following spring. Howard and Patricia West were married on October 23, 1946. On the 23rd of November 1946, they moved into their home. Along with being grain farmers, they milked cows, raised chickens and hogs and switched to beef cattle; "ufta, so much hay". Howard was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church until moving to Grand Forks where he became a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. He was a member of the Reynolds Knights of Columbus Council 6340. He and his wife, Pat, retired from farming in 1979-1980. They traveled to Hawaii for their first trip, made several trips in US & Canada and had many nice fishing trips and loved to dance together. In October 1999, they sold the yard and moved to Prime Time Estates in Grand Forks, ND. He enjoyed the very special friends he made living there, along with the special card games, potlucks and get-togethers! Howard was extremely proud to have his name displayed at the Community Veterans' Park in Reynolds and to be a World War II veteran. Howard is survived by sisters, Mary Severinson, Agatha Myers, Doris Severinson, Ruth Holweger all of Grand Forks and Colleen Bohm, Reynolds, ND; brothers, Vernon (Mary), Thompson, ND and Eugene (Sophine), Reynolds, ND; brother-in-law Francis Beard, Arvilla, ND and sisters-in-law, Katherine West and Elizabethann Adams and many special nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Pat; his parents; sisters: Agnes Beard, Loretta Wyman; and brothers: Romie and Ardell; brothers-in-law, Vincent Holweger, Leonard Myers, Leonard Severinson, Ray Bohm, Lyle Wyman, Alvin West, Bernard West and Earl Winters; sisters-in-law, Mary Beth Adams, Gladyce Winters & Luella West. Mass of Christian Burial: 1:00 p.m Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, ND. Visitation: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with a 7:30 p.m. vigil service in Norman Funeral Home, S. Washington St. Grand Forks, ND. Visitation will continue for one before mass at the church on Wednesday. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Reynolds, ND. Military Honors: Members of the American Legion Post 157, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3817 and the North Dakota National Guard. The online memorial registry may be signed at www.normanfuneral.com Gregory J. Norman-Norman Funeral Home, So. Washington St.

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Where is Howard James Adams's memorial?
Howard James Adams's memorial is located at: O'Neill's Point Cemetery, Belmont, Auckland Council, New Zealand.
When did Howard James Adams death?
Howard James Adams death on 15 May 2009 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Howard James Adams's memorial?
Latitude: -36.8103002
Longitude: 174.7812784

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Adams

(1885 - 1963)

Caroline Leddige Adams

(1893 - 1965)

Spouse

Patricia Johanna West Adams

(1925 - 2006)

Siblings

Mary A. Adams Severinson

(1912 - 2011)

Loretta M. Adams Wyman

(1913 - 2002)

Romend J. “Romie” Adams

(1915 - 1972)

Agatha Charlotte Adams Myers

(1916 - 2012)

Vernon Joseph Adams

(1920 - 2015)

Eugene Walter “Gene” Adams

(1922 - 2017)

Ardell “Ardie” Adams

(1924 - 2009)

Colleen Rose Adams Bohm

(1927 - 2018)

Agnes Kathleen Adams Beard

(1932 - 1964)

Ruth Eileen Adams Holweger

(1935 - 2021)

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