Private Wink F. Wallace

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20034788

Description

Copy of a portrait photograph of Private Wink F. Wallace, who was awarded a Purple Heart for a wound he received in action on March 13, 1943, in Tunisia. Private Wallace is a machine gunner in the United States Army. He was wounded during battle while removing the cover from his gun which accidentally discharged. Despite the injury, Private Wallace manned the weapon and refused hospitalization until 12 hours later. He fought off approximately 40 enemy attacks. Private Wallace is a native of Comanche, Texas. He is pictured wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1944-07-07

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-608

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Wallace, Wink F. (Pvt.); United States. Army; Military uniforms; Purple Heart; Wounded in action; Wounds & injuries; Military decorations