World War II Honoree

Lyle Vincent Wade

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Greensboro, North Carolina

Honored By

Nancy Wade McConnell

Relationship

Daughter

B-17 PILOT ASSIGNED TO 365TH SQUADRON OF THE 305TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY) OUT OF CHELVESTON, ENGLAND. FLEW TEN BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. WHEN WAR IN EUROPE WAS OVER, THEY BECAME A PHOTO MAPPING OUTFIT 'PROJECT CASEY JONES' WHICH MAPPED ALL OF WESTERN EUROPE AND THE COAST OF AFRICA. IN AUGUST 1945, WAS MOVED TO ST. TROND, BELGIUM AND WAS MADE FLIGHT COMMANDER AND ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER, ALTHOUGH HE NEVER GOT THE RANK THAT WENT WITH IT. IN DECEMBER 1945, MOVED TO LECHSFIELD, GERMANY. DETACHED SERVICE TO TRIPOLI, NORTH AFRICA AS COURIER CREW FOR MAIL, PERSONNEL, OXYGEN AND FILM FROM PHOTO MAPPING. DISCHARGED IN JULY 1946.