The World War II Experiences of John M. Adams, Jr.
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Chad Collins and Don Chesnut
John Adams' letters copyrighted ©2006
- 7 December 1941 to 10 August 1942: letter to Chad Collins, 2000 [text or
handwritten letter 1.1 Mb pdf]
- 21 February 1942 Marine Corps
enlistment letter
- 27 June 1942 Marine Corps appointment
- 27 June 1942 Marine Corp identification
card
- 27 June 1942 telegram home
- 31 July 1942 orders
- 10 August 1942 to October 1942: letter to Chad Collins, 2000 [text or
handwritten letter 3.2 Mb pdf]
- Quantico Candidate Class
- John in uniform at steps
- John standing in uniform
- John in summer uniform and rifle
- Marine dress uniform
- John and rifle-bayonet lunge
- John standing with rifle
- John prone with rifle
- John and rifle salute
- Quantico, Entrance to Marine
barracks, old postcard
- Quantico A and B barracks, old
postcard
- Quantico G and H barracks, old
postcard
- Quantico C and F barracks,
Bird's-eye view, old postcard
- U.S. Naval Hospital, Quantico,
old postcard
- John and Herbert October 1942,
back of photo
- 31 October 1942 to 12 February 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 2000 [text or
handwritten letter 1.0 Mb pdf]
- 12 February 1944 to 15 June 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 2000 [text or
handwritten letter 2.7 Mb pdf]
- photos of the 30th moving from England
to Normandy
- 16 June 1944 to 4 July 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 23 January 2001 [text or
handwritten letter 2.8 Mb pdf]
- Map, 15 June 1944 to 20 July 1944,
Isigny to Pont Hebert, Graignes, St. Jean De-Daye
- aerial photo near Isigny
- map from Omaha Beach to Mortain,
book cover
- photos of the 30th near Vire
- 7 July 1944 to 19 July 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 31 January 2001 [text or
handwritten letter 4.2 Mb pdf]
- 19 July 1944 to 23 July 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 2001 [text or
handwritten letter 1.1 Mb pdf]
- 24 July 1944 to 26 July 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 2001 [text or
handwritten letter 1.8 Mb pdf]
- 25 July 1944 photos of the 30th
near Vire
- photos of the 30th, John is in
foreground looking to the right, same
photo, different annotations by John
- photos of 30th near St. Lo, 27 July
1944
- newspaper article on Battle
of Mortain
- 28 July 1944 to 12 August 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 12 March 2001
[text or handwritten letter 2.4 Mb pdf]
- Map, St. Lo Breakthrough, July 27 to 1
August 1944
- 29 July 1944 newspaper article
and sergeant strips
- drawing of "Moaning Minnie" mortar
- 6 August 1944 to 13 August 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 16 April 2001
[text or handwritten letter 2.2 Mb pdf]
- "Hold Out They Said," article about Battle of Mortain and Operation Cobra
by James Root (pdf 4.7 Mb)
- 14 August 1944 to 1 September 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 25 May 2001
[text or handwritten letter 2.9 Mb pdf]
- newspaper article from veterans
about 17 September 1944
- 24 December 1944: letter to Chad Collins, 14 February 2002 [text or
handwritten letter 0.8 Mb pdf]
- 31 December 1944: letter to John from his father, John Sr. [text or
handwritten letter 2.0 Mb pdf]
- letter to Mary Lynn Collins about above letter from John's father, 5
November 2000 [text or handwritten letter
1.9 Mb
pdf]
- 8 January 1945 General Orders
Number 3 from the War Department
- 8 May 1945: Wallis [Nash?] letter to John [text or
image 0.3 Mb pdf]
- 19 August 1989: George Tibbetts letter to John [text or
image 0.3 Mb pdf]
- 25 August 1989: Marvin Smith letter to John [text or
image 0.7 Mb pdf]
- 31 August 1989: George Tibbetts 2nd letter to John [text or
image 0.8 Mb pdf]
- 1 September 1989: Ken Porter letter to John [text or
handwritten letter 0.8 Mb pdf]
- 18 September 1989: George Browning letter to John [text or
image 0.7 Mb pdf]
- 24 November 1991: James Helton letter to John [text or
image 0.3 Mb pdf]
- 11 December 1992: Enoch Patten letter to John [text or
handwritten letter 0.6 Mb pdf]
- "Listen for the Heart
Beat" article
- picture of John with his medals
- John's medals
- John's Purple Heart license plate
- John's montage 1
- John's montage 2
- John's montage 3
- John's montage 4
- John's montage 5
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