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Wade
Hampton
Robert
, Jr.
January 6, 1918

–

July 16, 1967

Born:

, 

Louisiana

Home:

Jennings

, 

Louisiana

Buried: 

Jennings

, 

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery

Wade Robert was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Far East Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, General Orders No. 20 (June 20, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Wade Hampton Robert, Jr. (ASN: 0-421318), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a Heavy Bomber of the Far East Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Second Lieutenant Robert, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.