This is a portrait of John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle, World War II, 1943.
Jack Adams was born in Howell, Michigan June 7, 1919. First Lieutenant Adams, 847 AAF Bomb SC, was a navigator for a bomber crew, that went missing over Germany in June 1944. Lt. Adams was believed to have been KIA over Bretigny, France, June 12, 1944. He was the son of Katherine Adams Van Winkle, and Charles Van Winkle. Lt. Adams is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan.
This is a photograph of Agent John D. Hamilton seated at his desk at Howell's, Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, located at the intersection of North Walnut Street and Wetmore Street, Howell, Michigan.
Standing in the background is Mr. Hamilton's assistant, Mr. Wright. The date of the photograph is 1914.
