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Walter
Edwin
Adams

Born:

, 

Virginia

Home:

Washington

, 

D. C.

Walter Adams graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1950. He retired in 1979 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1978 – 1979
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Walter Edwin Adams, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff AC, Department of the Army, from 1978 to 1979.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Walter Edwin Adams, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Military Assistant in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1968 to 1970.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    27th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Walter Edwin Adams, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a Battalion Commander, 27th Infantry Regiment, and as Brigade Deputy Commanding Officer, 25th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    Infantry

    Regiment:

    27th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Walter Edwin Adams, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Adams distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion off the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy from 1967 to 1968. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Adams, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    27th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Walter Edwin Adams, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Battalion Commander, 27th Infantry Regiment, and as Brigade Deputy Commanding Officer, 25th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968.