Cpl Adams #2283039
MOS: 0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer.
Williams was born and raised in Norfolk and lived there all of life, until he enlisted in the Marines 25 January 1967, at a recruiting office in Brooklyn, New York.
Upon arriving in Vietnam 25 January 1967, William was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. At approximately 0900H, Williams and several Marines left the base on five truck convey for the ammunition supply point, at Landing Zone Stud. While traveling on Highway OL-9 and in the vicinity of Bridge 28 and 7 kilometers northeast of Ca Lu Airfield the convey was ambushed by an estimated 1 to 2 companies of hostile forces with automatic weapons fire and recoilness rifles. During the fighting William died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and body from hostile rifle fire. The Marines lost a total of 27 men.
Survived by his parents, William and Naomi Adams Sr, his brother; Dockery and 3 sisters; Naomi, Beulah and Pendula Adams, all of Bolton St, Norfolk, Virginia.
MOS: 0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer.
Williams was born and raised in Norfolk and lived there all of life, until he enlisted in the Marines 25 January 1967, at a recruiting office in Brooklyn, New York.
Upon arriving in Vietnam 25 January 1967, William was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. At approximately 0900H, Williams and several Marines left the base on five truck convey for the ammunition supply point, at Landing Zone Stud. While traveling on Highway OL-9 and in the vicinity of Bridge 28 and 7 kilometers northeast of Ca Lu Airfield the convey was ambushed by an estimated 1 to 2 companies of hostile forces with automatic weapons fire and recoilness rifles. During the fighting William died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and body from hostile rifle fire. The Marines lost a total of 27 men.
Survived by his parents, William and Naomi Adams Sr, his brother; Dockery and 3 sisters; Naomi, Beulah and Pendula Adams, all of Bolton St, Norfolk, Virginia.
Cpl Adams #2283039
MOS: 0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer.
Williams was born and raised in Norfolk and lived there all of life, until he enlisted in the Marines 25 January 1967, at a recruiting office in Brooklyn, New York.
Upon arriving in Vietnam 25 January 1967, William was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. At approximately 0900H, Williams and several Marines left the base on five truck convey for the ammunition supply point, at Landing Zone Stud. While traveling on Highway OL-9 and in the vicinity of Bridge 28 and 7 kilometers northeast of Ca Lu Airfield the convey was ambushed by an estimated 1 to 2 companies of hostile forces with automatic weapons fire and recoilness rifles. During the fighting William died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and body from hostile rifle fire. The Marines lost a total of 27 men.
Survived by his parents, William and Naomi Adams Sr, his brother; Dockery and 3 sisters; Naomi, Beulah and Pendula Adams, all of Bolton St, Norfolk, Virginia.
MOS: 0811 Field Artillery Cannoneer.
Williams was born and raised in Norfolk and lived there all of life, until he enlisted in the Marines 25 January 1967, at a recruiting office in Brooklyn, New York.
Upon arriving in Vietnam 25 January 1967, William was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. At approximately 0900H, Williams and several Marines left the base on five truck convey for the ammunition supply point, at Landing Zone Stud. While traveling on Highway OL-9 and in the vicinity of Bridge 28 and 7 kilometers northeast of Ca Lu Airfield the convey was ambushed by an estimated 1 to 2 companies of hostile forces with automatic weapons fire and recoilness rifles. During the fighting William died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and body from hostile rifle fire. The Marines lost a total of 27 men.
Survived by his parents, William and Naomi Adams Sr, his brother; Dockery and 3 sisters; Naomi, Beulah and Pendula Adams, all of Bolton St, Norfolk, Virginia.
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