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==Background==

==Background==

Wade was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of Webster Parish, which had been created in 1871 from Claiborne Parish. He was reared in the Holly Springs community, known today primarily for a [[Baptist]] church and a cemetery located off U.S. Highway 79 between Minden and Homer, the seat of Claiborne Parish. He attended the former Harris High School, the former Homer Junior College, and procured the Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston in Lincoln Parish. He entered the [[United States Army]] and served thereafter in [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=exhibit>David Wade exhibit, [[Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum]], Homer, Louisiana</ref>

Wade was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of Webster Parish, which had been created in 1871 from Claiborne Parish. He was reared in the Holly Springs community, known today primarily for a [[Baptist]] church and a cemetery located off U.S. Highway 79 between Minden and Homer, the seat of Claiborne Parish. He attended the former Harris High School, the former Homer Junior College, and procured the Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston in Lincoln Parish. He entered the [[United States Army]] and served thereafter in [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=exhibit>David Wade exhibit, [[Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum|Herbert S. Ford Museum]], Homer, Louisiana</ref>

After three years at Barksdale, Wade on August 1, 1966, assumed the command of the Eighth Air Force at Westover Air Reserve Base near Springfield, [[Massachusetts]]. As the commander at Westover, he was responsiible for bombers, tankers, and missiles located south from Goose Bay in Labrador, Canada, to Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, [[Puerto Rico]], and extending westward from Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County, [[Maine]], to Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base near Clinton, [[Oklahoma]]. Wade received the Legion of Merit with Oak leaf cluster, [[Distinguished Flying Cross]], Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Commendation Medal.<ref name=bio/>  

After three years at Barksdale, Wade on August 1, 1966, assumed the command of the Eighth Air Force at Westover Air Reserve Base near Springfield, [[Massachusetts]]. As the commander at Westover, he was responsiible for bombers, tankers, and missiles located south from Goose Bay in Labrador, Canada, to Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, [[Puerto Rico]], and extending westward from Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County, [[Maine]], to Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base near Clinton, [[Oklahoma]]. Wade received the Legion of Merit with Oak leaf cluster, [[Distinguished Flying Cross]], Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Commendation Medal.<ref name=bio/>  

After his military retirement, Governor [[John J. McKeithen]] named Wade in 1967 as the director of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, with authority over both state police and prisons. From 1968 to 1972, he was the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard. Wade died in 1990 at the age of seventy-eight. He and his wife, Dorothy, who is also since deceased, donated memorabilita to the [[Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum]] in Homer, Louisiana, which he considered to have been his hometown. On display are the general's portrait, flags, medals, and awards as well as various weapons from [[World War I]] to the Vietnam era, including a World War II "Liberator," a rare pistol meant to be discarded after a single use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/ford/exhibits.html|title=The David Wade Military Room|publisher=claiborneone.org|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}</ref>

After his military retirement, Governor [[John J. McKeithen]] named Wade in 1967 as the director of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, with authority over both state police and prisons. From 1968 to 1972, he was the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard. Wade died in 1990 at the age of seventy-eight. He and his wife, Dorothy, who is also since deceased, donated memorabilita to the [[Herbert S. Ford Museum]] in Homer, Louisiana, which he considered to have been his hometown. On display are the general's portrait, flags, medals, and awards as well as various weapons from [[World War I]] to the Vietnam era, including a World War II "Liberator," a rare pistol meant to be discarded after a single use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/ford/exhibits.html|title=The David Wade Military Room|publisher=claiborneone.org|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}</ref>