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{{Infobox military person
|name= Charles J. Adams
|birth_date= {{birth date|1921|08|22}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|2002|05|28|1921|08|22}}
|birth_place= [[Sanpete County, Utah]], US
|death_place=[[Los Angeles]], California, US
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|nickname= 
|allegiance= United States
|branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[United States Air Force]]
|serviceyears= 1942–1973
|rank= [[Brigadier general]]
|commands= [[44th Missile Wing|44th Strategic Missile Wing]]<br/>[[821st Strategic Aerospace Division]]
|unit= [[5th Flying Training Squadron|5th Fighter Squadron]]<br/>[[322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron]]
|battles=[[World War II]]<br/>[[Korean War]]
|awards= [[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br/>[[Air Medal]]<br/>[[Air Force Commendation Medal#Air Force|Air Force Commendation Medal]]
|laterwork= 
}}

'''Charles J. Adams''' (August 22, 1921 – May 28, 2002) was a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[United States Air Force]].

==Early life and education==
Adams was born in [[Sanpete County, Utah]], in 1921. He attended the [[University of Utah]] for three years before enlisting in the [[United States Army|army]] in 1942, and completed his studies at the [[University of Nebraska at Omaha]], where he received a bachelor's degree in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4469|title=Brigadier General Charles J. Adams|publisher=United States Air Force|accessdate=2011-05-29|archive-date=2013-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331091117/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4469|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107880/brigadier-general-charles-j-adams/|title=BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES J. ADAMS > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display|website=af.mil|accessdate=2019-02-22}}</ref>

==Career==
Adams originally enlisted in the [[United States Army]] in 1942. He was commissioned an officer the following year. After receiving his commission, he served as a flying instructor at [[Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge|Walnut Ridge Army Airfield]] until 1944, when he was transferred to the [[5th Flying Training Squadron|5th Fighter Squadron]]. During his time with the 5th, he served in the [[China Burma India Theater of World War II]].

Following the war, Adams was assigned to [[Kelly Field Annex|Kelly Field]], before joining the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]]. With the expedition, he would help to chart the [[Antarctic]] coastline. He would also transfer to the Air Force after its inception.

During the [[Korean War]], Adams was assigned to the [[322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron]], piloting a [[North American B-45 Tornado]]. He returned with the squadron to the [[United States]] as a [[Boeing B-47 Stratojet]] commander and was later named deputy director of operations of the [[91st Missile Wing|91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing]].

In July 1955, he was assigned to [[Strategic Air Command]] at [[Offutt Air Force Base]] and in 1958, entered the field of [[missiles]] and helped to establish [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]]. At Vandenberg, Adams trained crews in the [[SM-65 Atlas]].

From 1962 to 1967, Adams was assigned to [[The Pentagon]], including serving for a time as chief, Strategic Division, Directorate of Studies and Analysis in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He later assumed command of the [[44th Missile Wing|44th Strategic Missile Wing]] and the [[821st Strategic Aerospace Division]] before returning to The Pentagon in 1971, at which time he was named deputy director for strategic forces in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff.

Awards he received include the [[Legion of Merit]], the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]], the [[Air Medal]], the [[Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]], the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Distinguished Unit Citation]] and the [[Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation]].

== Retirement and death ==
Adams' retirement was effective as of February 1, 1973.

He died on May 28, 2002, in Los Angeles, California.

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[[Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Air Medal]]
[[Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II]]
[[Category:American Korean War pilots]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:People from Sanpete County, Utah]]
[[Category:University of Utah alumni]]
[[Category:University of Nebraska Omaha alumni]]
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