Korean War
Service # | 15409856 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | July 17 1950 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Wallace was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Wallace was a medic with the Medical Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades during the Kum River battle in South Korea on July 17, 1950.