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Ernest
Marion
Wade
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander (MC)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    4th Marine Regiment

    Action Date:

    April 28, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander (MC) Ernest Marion Wade (NSN: 0-70615), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Army Award) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Officer attached to the Second Battalion, FOURTH Marine Regiment, in action at Corregidor during the defense of the Philippine Islands, on 28 April 1942. Lieutenant Commander Wade’s gallant actions and selfless devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander (MC)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant Commander (MC) Ernest Marion Wade (NSN: 0-70615), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while in captivity.