Harry Hugh Adams, 1925 - 2021 Harry Hugh Adams
Harry Hugh Adams died April 6, 2021 at 95 years of age surrounded by loved ones. He was born August 6, 1925 to Ray “Roy” J. and Gladys Goldie (McCarty) Adams. His sister and brothers were Gussie “Louise” Adams Estabrook, Edwin Birdene “Bud” Adams, Willard Eugene “Gene” Adams, Earl Ray “Tex” Adams, John Glenn Adams, Frederick “Merle” Adams, Billie LaDon “Don” Adams. All have preceded him in death.
A veteran of World War II, Harry joined the army September 1943 shortly after his 18th birthday and was assigned as a gunner in Patton’s 80th infantry division. After being wounded by artillery shrapnel during the Battle of the Bulge, he recovered and returned to the front line. This second assignment ended when his feet froze after a night crossing of the Or River on Christmas Eve 1944. He spent the remainder of the war recovering in a hospital in Britain.