Ira Wade

Military

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1703981
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1704118
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wayne County, North Carolina 11 October 1916
La Grange, North Carolina 16 October 1940

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, North Carolina 18 January 1941

Died

near Hergla Airfield, Tunisia 13 July 1943

Buried

La Grange, North Carolina Fairview Cemetery La Grange, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA