Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle, Howell, Michigan, 1943

Item

HCDL-ngp-W001-04-0003_u.jpg

Title

John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle, Howell, Michigan, 1943

Description

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.

Subject

Air forces

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Date

1943

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Original Format

film negative

Collection

Citation

“John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle, Howell, Michigan, 1943,” Howell Area Archives Digital Archive, accessed October 8, 2024, https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/9946.
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