Grave marker for Billy C. Wade in the Roosevelt Memorial Park ,Gardena
(Los Angeles County), California
Billy was divorced with dependants when
he enlisted in the U. S. Army on 6 Oct 1942 in Fresno, California.
Although listed as being 6 ft 1 in. tall, he managed to volunteer for
parachutist duty and was immediately sent to Camp Blanding, FL where the
508th was being formed. He was assigned to Company E and was later
transferred into Hq 3rd.
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