World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Pierce Herring Wade
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Valdosta, Georgia
Honored By
William David Wilson
Relationship
American Legion Post 68
SERVED WITH THE 17TH ORDNANCE COMPANY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. ESCAPED CAPTURE BY THE JAPANESE WHEN THE PHILIPPINES FELL IN MAY 1942, CONDUCTED GUERILLA WAR AGAINST THE JAPANESE FOR A YEAR AND ONE HALF BEFORE BEING CAPTURED. INTERRED AT THE FUKUOKA PRISONER OF WAR CAMP #1 ON KYUSHU AT THE END OF THE WAR.