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WADE, Charles O - Date of
birth
28 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland -
Hometown
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2011579 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wermutshausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 21 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lawrence O. Wade (father)
Mabel V. (Van Horn) Wade (mother)
Boyd D. Wade (brother)
Betty A. Wade (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Charles O. Wade attended high school for two years and worked in the production of synthetic fibers before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 22 February 1943.He is remembered at the Green Mount Cemetery in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Richard Cornwell, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Van Horn Family, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett / Byron, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun Maryland 2 March 1945, http://1-22infantry.org/kia2/wadepers.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Byron, www.newspapers.com - Cumberland Evening Times Maryland 9 January 1945