Wallace, Kenneth W.

Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

For action performed on 24 January 1945, near Houssen/Haut-Rhin département, region Alsace, France.

Citation unavailable.

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

For action performed on 30 January 1944, near Cisterna/Province of Latina, region Lazio, Italy.

Citation unavailable.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

For action performed on 3 May 1945 in Germany.

This award was obtained in the form of an second Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Sources

- Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987