PVT John R. Adams

courtesy of Ginger Thrush

PVT John R. Adams (aka James R. Adams) was born 2 Jul 1842. We aren't sure when he enlisted but he was captured near Halltown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on 25 Sep 1864 while his unit, D Company 57th Virginia Infantry, was in the area. He may have changed units but was at one time a soldier in the 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was taken to Camp Chase, Ohio where he died of disease on 15 Jun 1865. PVT Adams is buried in the Camp Chase Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

PVT Willie Eugene Young

PVT Willie Eugene Young was born 15 Jan 1925 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. He was the 2nd of 5 children born to Eddie Simon and Mamie E. (Rhodes) Young. His father farmed to support the family. Willie would finish his education with the 6th grade and then continued farming with his father.  

Willie was drafted in February 1943 and after training was sent to England in April 1944 and assigned to B Company 116th Infantry. With only a couple of months of training PVT Young was a part of the amphibious assault on Omaha Beach. He was killed in action on 6 Jun 1944 as B Company landed on the beach.

PVT Young was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred with family in the New Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Toone, Tennessee.