This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adams Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CI.2ADEB/9250 Message Board Post: No. 624-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2003 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Killed were: Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, of Spartanburg, S.C., died on Aug. 21 in Baghdad, Iraq. Adams was participating in a small arms fire exercise on the range when a bullet ricocheted and ignited a fire in the building. He died as a result of injuries sustained during the fire. Adams was assigned to 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.