Tad went to Houston to work after graduation. He had been living with his father in Timpson. In Houston he lived with his sister Maxine. He had attended the Timpson school all 12 years. Tad worked for Mosher Steel for about a year until he was drafted. He was in Vietnam for three weeks and only in battle for one week when he was killed. He is buried in the Tennessee Communtiy by his mother and father.
ADAMS , TED WANE
PFC
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HOME OF RECORD: HOUSTON, TX; DOB: July 31, 1944; DATE OF DEATH OR DECLARED DEAD: November 15, 1966; MILITARY SERVICE: U.S. ARMY; COMPONENT: Selective Service; MOS / SERVICE OCCUPATION: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY); UNIT: A Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Inf, 4th Inf Div; TYPE OF CASUALTY: HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING; PLACE OF DEATH: S.VIETNAM;
Ted Wane Adams
Private First Class
A CO, 2ND BN, 8TH INF RGT, 4 INF DIV
Army of the United States
31 July 1944 - 15 November 1966
Houston, Texas
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Ted, Your HS class of 1962 will be holding a 50 celebration later this Year. We want to thank you for the price you have paid for America, You will be remembered at the Table Of Honor. Your classmate Linda Hough Beavers
Linda I want to thank you for remembering Ted. I still miss him. Last year Carrol Lane died and now I'm the only one left. I'm on facebook if you ever want to get in touch with me.
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Linda Hough (Beavers) (1962)
Ted, Your HS class of 1962 will be holding a 50 celebration later this Year. We want to thank you for the price you have paid for America, You will be remembered at the Table Of Honor. Your classmate Linda Hough Beavers
Bettye Maxyne Adams (Sapp) (1957)
Linda I want to thank you for remembering Ted. I still miss him. Last year Carrol Lane died and now I'm the only one left. I'm on facebook if you ever want to get in touch with me.
Ralph Corry (1966)
Thought of you today (Memorial of 2022) and your service and ultimate sacrifice for your country..