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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Woodrow Wade

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rusk County, Texas

Honored By

Alexander Jacobs, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 91ST BOMB GROUP, 322ND BOMB SQUADRON. WAIST GUNNER ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, 'BOSTON BOMBSHELL', WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS WHILE ON A MISSION TO BUNDE, GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.