World War II Honoree

Glenn Olen Wallace

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hunt County, Texas

Honored By

Johnnie Wallace Higginbotham

Relationship

Niece

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. ENTERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE MARCH 19, 1942. OPERATED RADIO SENDING AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT FOR ARMY AIR FORCES COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR 32 MONTHS IN AFRICAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS, OFTEN WORKING DURING AIR RAIDS. CONDUCTED POINT TO POINT AND GROUND TO AIR OPERATIONS. ALSO SENT ON (KLEINSCHMIDT) CODE PUNCHING MACHINE AND RECEIVED SAME CODE ON TAPE RECORDERS. SPENT 32 MONTHS IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DOING THIS WORK. OPERATED RADIO TELETYPE MACHINES BOTH OVERSEAS AND IN ZONE OF INTERIOR. AWARDED BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH ONE BATTLE STAR AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SEPARATED OCTOBER 6, 1945.