1. Lucian Adams was a United States Army soldier during World War II who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly destroying enemy machine gun emplacements to re-establish supply lines to US Army companies.
15 Facts About Lucian Adams
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Lucian Adams received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his heroic actions in Italy.
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When stopped by heavy enemy fire, Lucian Adams, was sent forward to scout the German position and reported three enemy machine-gun nests to his company commander.
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Lucian Adams was then told "You go on out there and make a breakthrough to get those GIs".
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Lucian Adams pressed forward moving from tree to tree straight through enemy fire to kill the first gunner with a grenade.
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Lucian Adams then ran deeper into the woods; killing five more Germans.
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Lucian Adams then began taking fire from the third machine gunner who missed his mark; Adams didn't.
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Lucian Adams killed the gunner, and by the time Adams finished his one-man rampage, he had cleared the woods of enemy soldiers.
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Lucian Adams received the medal from Lieutenant General Alexander Patch on April 23,1945, in Nuremberg's Zeppelin Stadium.
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Lucian Adams died on March 31,2003, in San Antonio, Texas; he is buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
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Lucian Adams braved the concentrated fire of machineguns in a lone assault on a force of German troops.
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Lucian Adams charged forward dodging from tree to tree firing a borrowed BAR from the hip.
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Lucian Adams made his way to within 10 yards of the closest machinegun and killed the gunner with a hand grenade.
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Lucian Adams dispatched him with a single burst of BAR fire.
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Lucian Adams was awarded the Medal of Honor on March 29,1945.