Changes

'''David Wade''' (June 15, 1911 - May 11, 1990) was a decorated [[United States|American]] lieutenant general from three wars who after military retirement on March 1, 1967, served in two appointed positions in the state government of his native [[Louisiana]]. The David Wade Correctional Center, a prison in Claiborne Parish in north Louisiana, is named in his honor.

'''David Wade''' (June 15, 1911 – May 11, 1990) was a decorated [[United States|American]] lieutenant general from three wars who after military retirement on March 1, 1967, served in two appointed positions in the state government of his native [[Louisiana]]. The David Wade Correctional Center, a prison in Claiborne Parish in north Louisiana, is named in his honor.

==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 Museum]], Homer, Louisiana</ref>

Wade was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in 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 in 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 Museum]], Homer, Louisiana</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.<ref name=exhibit/>

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.<ref name=exhibit/>

In 1972, Wade got into an open dispute with Democrat State Representative Dorothy Mae Taylor of [[New Orleans]], the first African-American female to serve in the Louisiana legislature. Wade called Taylor "a real phony" and accused her of seeking media publicity by inciting trouble at the state penitentiary in Angola and the parish prison in Orleans Parish. Wade said that Taylor catered to a black militant group with an eye toward her own political advancement.<ref>"David Wade Says Dorothy Taylor Is a "Real Phony", ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 27, 1972, p. 1</ref>   

In 1972, Wade got into an open dispute with [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] State Representative Dorothy Mae Taylor of [[New Orleans]], the first African-American female to serve in the Louisiana legislature. Wade called Taylor "a real phony" and accused her of seeking media publicity by inciting trouble at the state penitentiary in Angola and the parish prison in Orleans Parish. Wade said that Taylor catered to a black militant group with an eye toward her own political advancement.<ref>"David Wade Says Dorothy Taylor Is a "Real Phony", ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 27, 1972, p. 1</ref>   

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>

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>

[[Category:United States Army]]

[[Category:United States Army]]

[[Category:United States Air Force]]

[[Category:United States Air Force]]