World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Edward Wallace
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Madisonville, Kentucky
Honored By
Claudia Wallace-Sweeney
Relationship
Daughter
JAMES SERVED AS A GUN CREWMAN HEAVY ARTILLERY 645 IN THE 698TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION FROM 1942 TO 1945. HE SERVED IN GERMANY, FRANCE AND ITALY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ITALY IN 1944 AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS WARTIME INJURIES.