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Wade Jr., Bickett
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Bickett
Middle Name:
Orlando
Last Name:
Wade Jr.
Date of Birth:
10/8/1947
Personal Details
Education Details:
1965 Graduate of West Charlotte High School
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
June 1966
Military Rank:
Specialist Four
Military Unit:
Company C, 25th Infantry Division
KIA Date:
5/16/1967
Military Details:
Specialist Four Wade died from hostile small arms fire on a combat operation, he was wounded in the shoulder in an earlier combat operation on April 9th.
Awards:
Purple Heart,
Purple Heart (Posthumous)
Source:
Charlotte Observer, May 22nd, 1967
Charolotte News, June 30th, 1967