Stanley T. Adams
Stanley T. Adams | |
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Stanley T. Adams | |
| Born | May 9, 1922 De Soto, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1999 (aged 76) The Dalles, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1942–1970 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division |
| Conflicts | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (2) |
Stanley "Stan" Taylor Adams (May 9, 1922 – April 19, 1999) was a United States Army officer who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A native of Kansas, Adams fought in World War II as an enlisted soldier. He was sent to Korea as a sergeant soon after the outbreak of war there, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge against a numerically superior force in early 1951. Commissioned as an officer shortly after receiving the medal, Adams continued to serve into the Vietnam War, eventually retiring as a lieutenant colonel.