In Memory of….. Major James Job Wallace. Fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
One of 324 US Army soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
His Parents: Father, Born: Jun. 28, 1892 and Died Apr. 2, 1969 and Mother, Eula Myrtice Melton Wallace, Born, Nov. 14, 1899 in Alabama and Died Mar. 5, 1965 in Jackson County, Alabama.
***** Photo: Jim on left, with his brothers Eldridge and Bonnie.
Added by: Suzy & Rob
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SPECIAL FORCES FACTS:
When asked what is the rarest award that a soldier can receive, most people say "The Medal of Honor".
Actually it is the third award of the Combat Medical Badges only two soldiers have received that honor.
The next rarest award is the third award of the Combat Infantry Badge of which there were only 308 that are recorded at the Infantry Museum.
Triple Combat Infantryman's Badge WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
One of only 324 US Soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
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Many thanks to for locating, photographing and posting the headstone.
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.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
One of 324 US Army soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
His Parents: Father, Born: Jun. 28, 1892 and Died Apr. 2, 1969 and Mother, Eula Myrtice Melton Wallace, Born, Nov. 14, 1899 in Alabama and Died Mar. 5, 1965 in Jackson County, Alabama.
***** Photo: Jim on left, with his brothers Eldridge and Bonnie.
Added by: Suzy & Rob
*********************************
SPECIAL FORCES FACTS:
When asked what is the rarest award that a soldier can receive, most people say "The Medal of Honor".
Actually it is the third award of the Combat Medical Badges only two soldiers have received that honor.
The next rarest award is the third award of the Combat Infantry Badge of which there were only 308 that are recorded at the Infantry Museum.
Triple Combat Infantryman's Badge WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
One of only 324 US Soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
***********************************
Many thanks to for locating, photographing and posting the headstone.
**********************************
.
In Memory of….. Major James Job Wallace. Fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
One of 324 US Army soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
His Parents: Father, Born: Jun. 28, 1892 and Died Apr. 2, 1969 and Mother, Eula Myrtice Melton Wallace, Born, Nov. 14, 1899 in Alabama and Died Mar. 5, 1965 in Jackson County, Alabama.
***** Photo: Jim on left, with his brothers Eldridge and Bonnie.
Added by: Suzy & Rob
*********************************
SPECIAL FORCES FACTS:
When asked what is the rarest award that a soldier can receive, most people say "The Medal of Honor".
Actually it is the third award of the Combat Medical Badges only two soldiers have received that honor.
The next rarest award is the third award of the Combat Infantry Badge of which there were only 308 that are recorded at the Infantry Museum.
Triple Combat Infantryman's Badge WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
One of only 324 US Soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
***********************************
Many thanks to for locating, photographing and posting the headstone.
**********************************
.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
One of 324 US Army soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
His Parents: Father, Born: Jun. 28, 1892 and Died Apr. 2, 1969 and Mother, Eula Myrtice Melton Wallace, Born, Nov. 14, 1899 in Alabama and Died Mar. 5, 1965 in Jackson County, Alabama.
***** Photo: Jim on left, with his brothers Eldridge and Bonnie.
Added by: Suzy & Rob
*********************************
SPECIAL FORCES FACTS:
When asked what is the rarest award that a soldier can receive, most people say "The Medal of Honor".
Actually it is the third award of the Combat Medical Badges only two soldiers have received that honor.
The next rarest award is the third award of the Combat Infantry Badge of which there were only 308 that are recorded at the Infantry Museum.
Triple Combat Infantryman's Badge WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
One of only 324 US Soldiers ever entitled to wear the Combat Infantry Badge with 2 Stars.
***********************************
Many thanks to for locating, photographing and posting the headstone.
**********************************
.
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