Kenneth Sayre Wade

Military
media-47520.jpeg UPL 47520 A-26C-20-DT #43-22556
Lt. Colonel Kenneth S. Wade - Group Commander
47th Bomb Group

Object Number - UPL 47520 - A-26C-20-DT #43-22556 Lt. Colonel Kenneth S. Wade - Group Commander 47th Bomb Group

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Grosetto Main

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Santa Barbara, CA 13 May 1913

Other

Appointed Commander of 47th BG

Grosetto, Italy 1 April 1945

Died

Honolulu, HI 4 October 1994

Enlisted

Kanoehe, Hawaii 7 October 1994 Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Kaneohe, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map Plot Section 48-C Site 8

Other

Graduated

West Point, NY United States Military Academy

Other

Commander of 81st Fighter Group

Mediouna, Morroco Group was stationed at several bases in North Africa during his tenure.

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