Rank: Second Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel)
Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
Unit/Command: 9th U.S. Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: March 4, 1900
Medal of Honor Action Place: Tinuba, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
With another officer and a native Filipino, was shot at from an ambush, the other officer falling severely wounded. Second Lt. Wallace fired in the direction of the enemy, put them to rout, removed the wounded officer from the path, returned to the town, a mile distant, and summoned assistance from his command.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 25, 1900
Born: May 25, 1872, Fort Riley, Geary County, KS, United States
Died: May 22, 1946
Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (PM) (OS-319-A), San Francisco, CA, United States