Joseph Benard Adkison was born on January 4, 1892, in Atoka, Tenn., the son of Joseph Adkison and Adeline Delashmit.  Sgt. Adkison was a sergeant in the U. S. Army, 30th Division, 119th infantry, C Company when, on September 29, 1918, near Bellicourt, France, his platoon was pinned down by murderous