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Personal info

Full name
WADE, Kenneth Fay
Date of birth
15 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia
Hometown
Floyd County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33648296
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
Bettenrath-Rondorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 76

Immediate family

Members
Lawton B. Wade (father)
Rosie A. Wade (mother)
Bettie L. Wade (sister)
Luella J. Wade (sister)
Lawton B. Wade (brother)
Polly A. Wade (sister)
Emma N. Wade (sister)

More information

Cpl Kenneth F. Wade enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 17 April 1943.
He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block ZZZ, Row 5, Grave 92.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet