World War II Honoree

Vincent Edmund Wallace

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Meriden, Kansas

Honored By

William D. McCabe, Jr.

Relationship

Nephew

JOINED ARMY ON 25 AUGUST 1940. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER O-362499. STATIONED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS FROM 1938 UNTIL SENT TO IRELAND, ARRIVING 26 OCTOBER 1944 AS 1ST LIEUTENANT, INFANTRY PLATOON LEADER. WHEN HE LANDED IN 2ND WAVE AT NORMANDY (OMAHA BEACH) ON D-DAY, 7 JUNE 1944. HE WAS COMPANY COMMANDER, F COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION (INDIAN HEAD DIVISION), WHEN HE RECEIVED A SEVERE CHEST WOUND FROM A HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL FRAGMENT ABOUT NOON ON 27 JULY NEAR LA CALVAIRE, FRANCE. EVENTUALLY SENT BACK TO U.S. FOR EXTENDED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECEIVED MEDICAL DISCHARGE EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 1947. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART, 2 BATTLE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.