Kenneth Merle Adams (1920 - 1943)

Born 12 Jan 1920 in Enon Valley, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Jul 1943 at age 23 in San Miguel, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Kenneth Merle Adams was born in 1920 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Vernon Dickey Adams (1884–1972) and Laura Bell McNees (1888–1973). The family moved to Canton, Stark County, Ohio by 1930.^[1] In 1940, Ken was working as a teller in a bank in Canton.^[2]

During World War II he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corp on 25 September 1941 at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio.^[3], ^[4] In 1943 2nd Lieutenant Adams was stationed as an instructor at Carlsbad Army Air Field in New Mexico.^[5], ^[6]

Ken married Dorothy May Edwards on 28 February 1942.

Ken died at age 23 when he was burned in a plane crash during a training exercise in 1943. The accident occurred near Elk Mountain in Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. His remains were recovered and returned home to be buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio (Plot: Sunset Section).^[5], ^[7], ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CK-59X : accessed 9 August 2019), Kenneth M Adams in household of Vernon D Adams, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 21A, line 40, family 299, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1870; FHL microfilm 2,341,604.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWP7-RG7 : 29 July 2019), Vernon Adams, Ward 6, Canton City, Canton Township, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-77, sheet 11A, line 21, family 192, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3185.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMX2-Q1G : 5 December 2014), Kenneth M Adams, enlisted 25 Sep 1941, Ft Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLB3-63X : 10 March 2018), Kenneth M. Adams, 30 Jul 1943; citing San Miguel, New Mexico, reference 4933, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,318. Image 2046 of 2553.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45546692/ : accessed 08 August 2019), memorial page for 2LT Kenneth Merle Adams (12 Jan 1920–29 Jul 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45546692, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Barbara Richardson Smith (contributor 47028903); Photos added by Barbara Richardson Smith & Michelle Hinton Mayle.