12 Corps,
7 Survey Regiment RA
Army No and Rank, 973585 W/Sergeant
Name Norman Marcus ADAMS

On 22 Oct '44 No 973585. W/Sgt. Adams. N.M. owing to the shortage of an officer, took command of a survey section of X Tp By about 1300 hrs that day 53 Div infantry had advanced into the heavily mined area West of VINCKEL. Guns were to follow up in order to take part from closer rangein a further programme that night. It was therefore essential that survey was provided by nightfall. Despite the fact that carriers, jeeps and half-trackshad been blown up on mines before his eyes, Sgt Adams oldly led his section along virgin tracks to a successful accomplishment of the task, of which the technical difficulties alone were sufficient to make its completion before darkness a matter of doubt.
Had Sgt Adams taken the more cautious method of reconnoitring and surveying on foot, daylight would not have allowed the completion of the work and the guns for whose survey he was responsible could not have taken their pre-arranged part in the fire plan known as COLIN which followed.

Recommended by. .H.B Clegg Lt. Col R.A, 7th Survey Ret. R.A.

Signed  G.W.E.Heath  Brigadier C.C.R.A. XII Corps
Signed N.M. Ritchie Lt Gen, Cmd 12 Corps
Signed M. Dempsey Lieut-General, Commander Second Army
Signed B.L. Montgomery.  Field Marshal, Commander in Chief 21 Army Group

Received            Passed
ccra  1 Dec 44
Corps 2 Dec 44     5 Dec 44
Army  6 Dec 44     7 Dec 1944

Awarded Military Medal. 1 Mar 1945