Wade Neely [1]
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He 'left Charlotte for Camp Jackson in 1917 with the first ten boys to enter the service' and went overseas in August 1917. He died of a heart attack while in the military in Hawaii. His name appears on the county draft roll. He was white and 24 years old and lived in Charlotte.
Date of Birth:
11/28/1892
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Spouse: Eleanor Bertrum of Hamburg, Germany (married 5/1922)
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Parents: Mr. And Mrs. S. M. Neely - Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
Siblings: Clyde N. Neely - Charlotte, NC Guy L. Neely - Charlotte, NC Harry Neely - Charlotte, NC James Robert Neely of Steele Creek - Ralph B. Neely - Charlotte, NC Samuel A. Neely - Chester, SC
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First Name:
Wade
Last Name:
Neely
Middle Name:
Swann
Military Details:
Camp Jackson Camp Jackson; Ft. Screven, GA after his return to America in 1923 until 1936; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii from 1936 until his death;
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Sergeant
Source:
The Charlotte Observer 8/22/1940, sec. 1, p. 2.
Military Unit:
135th Infantry
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