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'''Hélène Marguerite Deschamps Adams''' (b. 30 January 1921 in the French concession of what was then called [[Tientsin, China]]; d. 16 September 2006 in Manhattan) was a real life member of the [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]],<ref>William Talley, "[http://powet.tv/powetblog/2008/11/16/20-game-of-the-week-lost-classics-post-veteran-day-special/ $20 Game of the Week & Lost Classics: Post Veteran Day Special]," ''POWET.TV'' (Nov.16, 2008).</ref> the forerunner of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. |
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#REDIRECT [[Manon Batiste]] |
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==Early life== |
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She "was raised in Senegal, Madagascar and Réunion, an island department of France in the Indian Ocean.".<ref>DOUGLAS MARTIN, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/23deschamps.html Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85]," ''The New York Times'' (September 24, 2006).</ref> |
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==Time as spy during [[World War II]]== |
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==Personal life== |
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She married American first lieutenant, Forest E. Adams, and came to the United States of America in 1946.<ref>DOUGLAS MARTIN, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/23deschamps.html Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85]," ''The New York Times'' (September 24, 2006).</ref> She had a daughter with Adams named Karyn Anick Monget.<ref>DOUGLAS MARTIN, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/23deschamps.html Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85]," ''The New York Times'' (September 24, 2006).</ref> |
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==Death== |
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She died of congestive heart failure in [[Manhattan]] at age 85.<ref>DOUGLAS MARTIN, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/23deschamps.html Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85]," ''The New York Times'' (September 24, 2006).</ref> |
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==Accomplishments== |
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During the war, she "saved American parachutists from capture at drop zones and helped Jewish families escape to Spain."<ref>DOUGLAS MARTIN, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/nyregion/23deschamps.html Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85]," ''The New York Times'' (September 24, 2006).</ref> |
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==Video game homage== |
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Video game character [[Manon Batiste]] is based on Deschamps Adams.<ref>William Talley, "[http://powet.tv/powetblog/2008/11/16/20-game-of-the-week-lost-classics-post-veteran-day-special/ $20 Game of the Week & Lost Classics: Post Veteran Day Special]," ''POWET.TV'' (Nov.16, 2008).</ref> the forerunner of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:43, 6 September 2009
Hélène Marguerite Deschamps Adams (b. 30 January 1921 in the French concession of what was then called Tientsin, China; d. 16 September 2006 in Manhattan) was a real life member of the OSS,[1] the forerunner of CIA.
Early life
She "was raised in Senegal, Madagascar and Réunion, an island department of France in the Indian Ocean.".[2]
Time as spy during World War II
Personal life
She married American first lieutenant, Forest E. Adams, and came to the United States of America in 1946.[3] She had a daughter with Adams named Karyn Anick Monget.[4]
Death
She died of congestive heart failure in Manhattan at age 85.[5]
Accomplishments
During the war, she "saved American parachutists from capture at drop zones and helped Jewish families escape to Spain."[6]
Video game homage
Video game character Manon Batiste is based on Deschamps Adams.[7] the forerunner of CIA.
References
- ^ William Talley, "$20 Game of the Week & Lost Classics: Post Veteran Day Special," POWET.TV (Nov.16, 2008).
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN, "Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85," The New York Times (September 24, 2006).
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN, "Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85," The New York Times (September 24, 2006).
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN, "Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85," The New York Times (September 24, 2006).
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN, "Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85," The New York Times (September 24, 2006).
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN, "Hélène Deschamps Adams, Wartime Hero, Dies at 85," The New York Times (September 24, 2006).
- ^ William Talley, "$20 Game of the Week & Lost Classics: Post Veteran Day Special," POWET.TV (Nov.16, 2008).