World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin Wilson Wallace, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mexico, Missouri
Honored By
Mary Love & Margaret Ward
Relationship
Daughters
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN IN U.S. ARMY. HE WAS SHOT AND INJURED. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. AS SOON AS HE WAS DISMISSED FROM THE HOSPITAL, HE RE-ENLISTED. SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS UNTIL HIS MEDICAL RECORDS CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND HE WAS THEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT.