Bert Anthony Adams | |
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Louisiana State Representative for Vernon Parish | |
In office 1956–1968 | |
Preceded by | F. E. Hernandez |
Succeeded by | Two-member district: E. Holman Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S. | October 23, 1916
Died | February 3, 2003 | (aged 86)
Resting place | Leesville Cemetery in Leesville, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Bernice Carnell Parker Adams |
Children | Bert William "Skipper" Adams (deceased) Lynn Dell Pynes Gayle Shaw |
Residence(s) | Leesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army Louisiana National Guard |
Rank | Staff sergeant to second lieutenant on battlefield National Guard Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Bert Anthony Adams (October 23, 1916 – February 3, 2003) was a decorated war veteran who served from 1956 to 1968 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Leesville in Vernon Parish in western Louisiana.[1]