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Personal info

Full name
WADE, Gerald C
Date of birth
9 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska
Hometown
Wauneta, Chase County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37708890
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 October 1944
Place of death
North of Aachen between Richterich and Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 67

Immediate family

Members
Holland C. Wade (father)
Ethel B. (Brannon) Wade (mother)
Melvin C. Wade (brother)
Floyd C. Wade (brother)
Bethene Wade (sister)
Ruth E. (Gauger) Wade (wife)
Janice A. Wade (daughter)
Lloyd R. Wade (son)

More information

Pvt Gerald C. Wade was seriously wounded in action in Germany, 3 October 1944 and died from the effect of these wounds.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940/1950 Census / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Loren Bender