Archie Wallace was born on 4 April 1921, the son of Clarence S. Wallace and Bertha Marie Meyers.
He died 12 July 1944
Buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, TN
Private First Class
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, Company C, 1st Battalion
PFC Wallace served in the European Theater in Normandy.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 10 Augustus 1944
Pfc. Archie M. Wallace of the Eureka community in the northern part of Bradley County was killedin action in France on July 12. Pfc. Wallace left Cleveland as a member of the Co. “C” 117th Infantry, when it was mobilized in September, 1940, and went overseas last February, it was stated. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Wallace; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Wallace; a sister, Mary; and two brothers, Marshall and Raleigh Wallace, all of Bradley County.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 4 April 1921
- Date of death: 12 July 1944
- County: Bradley
- Hometown: Cleveland
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Normandy Campaign
- Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantrymans Badge
- Burial/Memorial Location: Candies Creek Cemetery, Bradley County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Top Panel
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