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Personal info

Full name
WADE, Henry Holmen
Date of birth
12 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Mayes County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Yuba City, Sutter County, California

Military service

Service number
39400724
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Beek, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 1 17

Immediate family

Members
Roy Wade (father)
Almus G. (Phariss) Wade (mother)
Evelyn Wade (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry H. Wade attended high school for one year. He was employed at Anderson & Rowe Plumber Company.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.specialforcesroh.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Herman Roes