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Marine PFC Lee Chester Adams.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Milwaukee
Last Address Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Casualty Date Apr 19, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Wood National Cemetery (VA) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wall/Plot Coordinates 50E 044/Plot: Section 37A Row 12 Site 9
Lee was born in Vance and lived there most of his life until he was sent to Milwaukee,WI to be raised by his grandmother.It seems that his parents divorced and neither parent took custody of Lee. While living with his grandmother Lee attended and graduated from West Division High School and had a girlfriend by the name of Vera. Shortly after graduating from high school Lee enlisted in the Marines 12 July 1967 at the Milwaukee Recruiting Office. When he arrived in Vietnam 17 December 1967 Lee was assigned to Golf Company,2nd Battalion,9th Marine Regiment,3rd Marine Division.During a combat operation Golf was set up in a night defensive position when they had incoming hostile mortar fire on their peri- meter.Lee died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body. Lee was single and served his country for 9 months and 7 days and had been in Vietnam for 4 months and 2 days.KIA#25,928. Lee was 20 years,7 months and 5 days old. Survived by his grandmother,Rose McCarter of 2463 W Cherry St,Milwaukee,WI.
His father and mother,John H Adams and Anna M Adams,whereabouts unknown.
