US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Pennsboro, West Virginia.
US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Navy, SN Adams served our country until April 16th, 1968 in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died when the chopper he was a passenger in, was shot down by enemy fire. His body was recovered. Edward was born on February 20, 1945 in Toll Gate, West Virginia. SN Adams is on panel 50E, line 010 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for more than 2 years.
DCR Report: Petty Officer Adams was killed in an enemy artillery attack at Khe San 4/16/68. He and several other men were working in the equipment area when the attack was launched and SWF2 Adams was killed by shrapnel from a round impacting near by. He was assigned to Detail Bravo in Khe San in the steel shop and helped maintain the runway. The cruise book for MCB 301 that year was dedicated to him and BU1 Charles O. Spillman who was killed when the chopper he was in was shot down by enemy fire on 2/28/68.
PO2 Edward Cody Adams served as a Petty Officer Second Class with Detachment Bravo, Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit-301, 3RD NC BDE, US Naval Forces, Vietnam.
He was awarded The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" Device, The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal, The Navy Presidential Unit Citation(s), The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal(s), The Vietnam Campaign Medal, The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Navy, SN Adams served our country until April 16th, 1968 in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died when the chopper he was a passenger in, was shot down by enemy fire. His body was recovered. Edward was born on February 20, 1945 in Toll Gate, West Virginia. SN Adams is on panel 50E, line 010 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for more than 2 years.
DCR Report: Petty Officer Adams was killed in an enemy artillery attack at Khe San 4/16/68. He and several other men were working in the equipment area when the attack was launched and SWF2 Adams was killed by shrapnel from a round impacting near by. He was assigned to Detail Bravo in Khe San in the steel shop and helped maintain the runway. The cruise book for MCB 301 that year was dedicated to him and BU1 Charles O. Spillman who was killed when the chopper he was in was shot down by enemy fire on 2/28/68.
PO2 Edward Cody Adams served as a Petty Officer Second Class with Detachment Bravo, Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit-301, 3RD NC BDE, US Naval Forces, Vietnam.
He was awarded The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" Device, The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal, The Navy Presidential Unit Citation(s), The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal(s), The Vietnam Campaign Medal, The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Pennsboro, West Virginia.
US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Navy, SN Adams served our country until April 16th, 1968 in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died when the chopper he was a passenger in, was shot down by enemy fire. His body was recovered. Edward was born on February 20, 1945 in Toll Gate, West Virginia. SN Adams is on panel 50E, line 010 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for more than 2 years.
DCR Report: Petty Officer Adams was killed in an enemy artillery attack at Khe San 4/16/68. He and several other men were working in the equipment area when the attack was launched and SWF2 Adams was killed by shrapnel from a round impacting near by. He was assigned to Detail Bravo in Khe San in the steel shop and helped maintain the runway. The cruise book for MCB 301 that year was dedicated to him and BU1 Charles O. Spillman who was killed when the chopper he was in was shot down by enemy fire on 2/28/68.
PO2 Edward Cody Adams served as a Petty Officer Second Class with Detachment Bravo, Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit-301, 3RD NC BDE, US Naval Forces, Vietnam.
He was awarded The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" Device, The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal, The Navy Presidential Unit Citation(s), The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal(s), The Vietnam Campaign Medal, The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Edward Cody Adams was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Navy, SN Adams served our country until April 16th, 1968 in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was not married. It was reported that Edward died when the chopper he was a passenger in, was shot down by enemy fire. His body was recovered. Edward was born on February 20, 1945 in Toll Gate, West Virginia. SN Adams is on panel 50E, line 010 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for more than 2 years.
DCR Report: Petty Officer Adams was killed in an enemy artillery attack at Khe San 4/16/68. He and several other men were working in the equipment area when the attack was launched and SWF2 Adams was killed by shrapnel from a round impacting near by. He was assigned to Detail Bravo in Khe San in the steel shop and helped maintain the runway. The cruise book for MCB 301 that year was dedicated to him and BU1 Charles O. Spillman who was killed when the chopper he was in was shot down by enemy fire on 2/28/68.
PO2 Edward Cody Adams served as a Petty Officer Second Class with Detachment Bravo, Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit-301, 3RD NC BDE, US Naval Forces, Vietnam.
He was awarded The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" Device, The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal, The Navy Presidential Unit Citation(s), The National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal(s), The Vietnam Campaign Medal, The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
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