William Emil and Hazel Burlingame Adams

William Emil Adams

b. 28 Aug 1900 p. Knox County, Indiana

d. 1 Apr 1943 p. Bloomington Hospital Cause: influeza and asthma

Cemetery: Rose Hill, Bloomington, Indiana.

Date of burial: 3 April 1942 Recorded in book number: C.H.-44, page 16 at Bloomington, Indiana.

William Emil had been shot and gassed in WWI.The gassing had caused him to have upper respiratory problems. He had moved about in the southwest for awhile, presumably to take advantage of the warmer and drier air.

William Emil left his family so that when Hazel died, the children were left orphaned. They were raised by their grandmother Burlingame and Uncle Harry and Ruth Burlingame.

Married:

Hazel Burlingame

b.

d.

p.

Cemetery:

Hazel died at an early age when her oldest child, William Peter, was just seven.

Children of William Emil and Hazel Burlingame Adams

M William Peter

b. 7 Nov 1921, 12:40 p.m.

d. Still alive

F

Dorothy

b.

d. Still living.

William Emil Adams Bio

The following is information regarding William Emil Adams from military discharge papers as written by a Arthur J. Taylor, Major, F.A. U.S.A.:

Instrument number: 273909

Page: 2086

Honorable Discharge: 3388, 14 May 1919

Silver Victory Button

303859 Pvt. 1/C unassigned. Last assigned, Bat. B,1st F.A., Indiana

Born: Vincennes, Indiana

Was 17 years at enlistment.

Occupation: chaueffer

Blue eyes, light brown hair, fair complexion, and was 5'11 1/2".

Camp Zachary Taylor, KY. 15 day of May 1919

Arthur J. Taylor, Major, F.A. U.S.A.

Additional Military Service Information

Enlisted 22 July 1917 at Vincennes, Indiana

Battles: Lorraine 2/22/18 to 7//11/18 Champaigne 7/14/18 to 7/18/18 Chateau Theirry 8/6/18 to 8/24/18 St. Mihiel Verdon 10/4/18 to 9/13/18 ?? (Copied as written))

Wounded in service, shot right leg. (Also gassed but not listed in this account.). Physical condition listed as good when discharged.

Last assignment to Bat. B, 1st Ind F.A.

Received for records 24th day of Jan A.D. 1921 at 12:33 o'clock P.M. (Robert Mutter, Register of Deeds)

C.A. Williams, 1st Lt. F.A. U.S.A.,Casual Det. 1st Bn, 159th D.


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