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NAME Eugene Wilson Wade |
NICKNAME Wilson |
SERVICE NUMBER 320600 |
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| UNIT Company D First Battalion 8th Marines |
HOME OF RECORD 410 East 85th Street, Seattle, WA raised Normal, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Annette Wade |
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| DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1919 |
ENTERED SERVICE August 29, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS January 13, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 13 January 1943, the First Battalion, 8th Marines launched an offensive along the north coast of the island. During the course of the day, they encountered numerous well-armed Japanese troops in ravines and fortified positions. Private Jack Diamond and PFC Eugene W. Wade were killed in action at 0900; both men were shot in the head and buried where they fell. Neither Marine’s remains could be located after the war, and they are both still unaccounted for. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field; not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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