Waxaa loo dalacsiiyay sarkaal sare bishii Abriil 1943, markii ay ku wareejisay ciidanka IMAC ee III Amphibious Corps oo uu hoggaaminayey Major General Roy Geiger bishii Abriil 1944, wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay qorsheynta iyo fulinta Ololaha Bougainville, ka soo degista Emirau
, dib u qabsashada Guam ama dagaalkii Okinawa. Adeeggiisa shaqadan awgeed, Wade waxaa lagu sharfay Legion of Merit oo leh Dagaal "V".