Carroll Edward Adams, Jr.
Brigadier General, U.S. Army

Carroll Edward Adams, Jr. was born on 7 June 1923 in Pawtucket, RI, the son of Carroll Edward and Dorothy French Adams. Adams, Sr. was a Colonel in the U.S. Army and served in both World War I and World War II. Adams, Jr. was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with the Class of 1945.

On 12 May 1970, Colonel Carroll Edward Adams, Jr. was serving as Commander, 937th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army Vietnam Engineer Command, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam.

On that day, COL Adams was the pilot of a UH-1H helicopter providing an aerial reconnoiter of Highway 509, about ten miles southwest of Pleiku, for Major General John Albert Broadus Dillard [Honoree Record ID 2428], Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam Engineer Command. During that flight, COL Adams' helicopter was hit by enemy fire and he and nine others were killed when the helicopter crashed. His body was recovered.

Adams received a posthumous promotion to the flag rank of Brigadier General.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Legion of Merit with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
Air Medal with Award Numeral 2
Army Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Army Aviator Badge

Honors

The name Carroll E Adams Jr is located on Panel W10 Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.