Sidney S. Wade
Sidney Scott Wade | |
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1st Marine Regiment | |
| Battles/wars | Yangtze Patrol World War II
1958 Lebanon crisis |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Air Medal |
Sidney Scott Wade (September 30, 1909 – November 24, 2002) was a highly decorated officer of the
Early career
Sidney S. Wade was born on September 30, 1909, in
Following the completing of the course, he was subsequently assigned to the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser
Wade returned to the United States during 1937 and was assigned to the Marine barracks at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and following two years of service there, he was promoted to the rank of captain in 1939 and assigned to the Junior Course at Amphibious Warfare School within Marine Corps Schools at Quantico Base.
World War II
Upon his graduation from the Amphibious Warfare School in 1940, Wade was appointed commanding officer of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Louisville. While aboard this vessel, he participated in the raids at Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Wade was promoted to the rank of major in May 1942 and ordered back to the United States for instruction at Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He returned to the South Pacific Area in December 1942 and assigned to the intelligence section on staff of the I Marine Amphibious Corps (IMAC) under Major General Clayton Barney Vogel.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in April 1943, and when IMAC was redesignated
Later service
Wade returned to the United States in October 1945 and was assigned to the Marine Corps Schools at Marine Base Quantico as officer in charge of the intelligence section. He was subsequently transferred to Washington, D.C., in August 1947 and attached to the Joint Logistic Plans Group within Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, Wade participated in the basic war plans work and also in the staff support for Joint Intelligence Committee, Joint Strategic Plans Committee and Joint Logistics Plans Committee. While served in this assignment, he was promoted to the rank of colonel in August 1949.[1]
Colonel Wade was transferred to
He remained in Korea until the beginning of April 1952, when he was ordered back to the United States. During his service in Korea, Wade also received Air Medal and Navy Presidential Unit Citation.[1]
Wade subsequently attended
Another staff assignment came in June 1956, when he was attached to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, as assistant to the director of Long Range objectives group, Rear Admiral Roy L. Johnson. While still serving in this capacity, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in May 1957.
He subsequently relieved Brigadier General
However following the
General Wade returned to
He was transferred to the Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., as assistant chief of staff (G-3), the staff officer in charge of plans and operations. This duty was terminated in September 1961, when he was transferred to the Pentagon as Marine Corps liaison officer in the Office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Claude V. Ricketts.[1] He was succeeded by Brigadier General Henry W. Buse.
On 15 February 1962, Major General Wade was transferred to
Wade returned to the United States in April 1966 and served briefly as deputy commander of
He subsequently settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico, together with his wife, Doris Edwards and died on November 24, 2002. They had a son, Sidney Scott Wade, Jr., and a daughter, Annetta Wade Williams. In accordance with the wish of General Wade, there was no memorial service.[2]
Decorations
Here is the ribbon bar of Major General Sidney S. Wade:[3]
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| 1st Row | Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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| 2nd Row | Combat "V" and two 5⁄16" Gold Stars
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Air Medal | Navy Presidential Unit Citation | China Service Medal | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Row | American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp | American Campaign Medal | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three 3/16 inch service stars
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World War II Victory Medal
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| 4th Row | National Defense Service Medal with one star | Korean Service Medal with two 3/16 inch service stars | United Nations Korea Medal
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Marines.togetherweserved – Sidney S. Wade". marines.togetherweserved.com. marines.togetherweserved Websites. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Albuquerque Journal on Sunday December 08, 2002". obits.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal Websites. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Valor awards for Sidney S. Wade". valor.militarytimes.com. Militarytimes Websites. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ISBN 978-1786254290. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-203-34155-1. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-3297-2. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
