Part of highway to be named after Craig Medal of Honor recipient

Part of highway to be named after Craig Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicole Inglis

May 15, 2010
Craig — On Memorial Day weekend in 1971, an Army officer knocked on Sandra Adams’ door on Taylor Street in Craig, bearing news of sacrifice, honor and tragedy.

She wasn’t ready to believe the truth.

For 29 days, she held out hope that her husband, Maj. William E. Adams, would be found alive after being shot down in a Huey helicopter in the Kontum Province of Vietnam.

He had volunteered to fly into a hostile area to evacuate three seriously wounded soldiers while on his second tour of duty as an Army pilot.

“He was considered missing, but then as time went on and on, it just seemed like I wanted some answers and there weren’t any,” Sandra said.

A month later, her husband’s remains were flown back to the U.S.
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Part of highway to be named after Medal of Honor