LT Kenneth Wade '46 was lost on February 8, 1955 when his F9F2 Panther jet crashed near La Jolla, California. A native of nearby Coronado, the Lucky Bag had this to say about him: "Among the boys who whoop it up in Bancroft Hall, one can always single out our boy, "K.A." Never a complaining note was emitted from Ken as people thronged to his room to borrow the daily necessities. Women never bothered him and he never bothered them; the only thing he dragged to the hops was himself, and that was in a mad effort to get the punch with the cherries in it. There was never a dull moment for the companions of "Carefree Ken," the man who luffed his way through Juice, "K.A." will never slow down as long as there is spice left in life."
During the Korean War he was awarded the Air Medal with three gold stars; there is a photograph of him from ~March 1951 smiling through flak damage to his jet.
Kenneth was survived by his mother.
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/KENNETH_A._WADE,_LT,_USN