Granger Adams

1852–1928 (age 76)

Military Officer

Biography

Granger Adams, born in 1852, made a lasting impact as a military officer whose career became part of the institutional memory of the Army.

He rests in West Point Cemetery, leaving behind a legacy of duty and the example of a life spent in service before he passed away in 1928.

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