Jesse Rink Wallace was a United States Navy Rear admiral and the Governor of American Samoa.
21 Facts About Jesse Wallace
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Jesse Wallace served as governor for a period of only ten days from July 30,1940, to August 8,1940.
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Jesse Wallace led that ship during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns while serving as flagship of Vice admiral Richmond K Turner.
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Jesse Rink Wallace was born on July 17,1899, in Beardstown, Illinois, as the son of Burlington Railroad's Division accountant George C Wallace and his wife, Clara.
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Young Jesse Wallace graduated from Beardstown High School in summer 1918 and passed the competitive examinations to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, receiving an appointment in June 1918.
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Jesse Wallace graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree on June 3,1922, and was assigned to the destroyer tender Denebole one month later.
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Jesse Wallace took part in the cruise to the Mediterranean, visiting ports in Turkey, Tunisia, Gibraltar, and the Azores, before returning to New York City in late December 1923.
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Jesse Wallace was later transferred to the battleship Wyoming and took part in the cruises in the Atlantic and a midshipman training cruise to Europe.
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Jesse Wallace was promoted to Lieutenant on June 3,1925.
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In 1927, Jesse Wallace was transferred to the armored cruiser Seattle and participated in the cruise along the East coast, and, while aboard, he was promoted to lieutenant on September 15,1928.
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Jesse Wallace was ordered to the George Washington University in Washington, DC, in July 1929 and graduated with a law degree in June 1932.
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Jesse Wallace served in that capacity until June 1935, when he was transferred to the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy under Rear admiral Claude C Bloch.
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Jesse Wallace continued in that post under new Judge Advocate General, Rear admiral Gilbert J Rowcliff until summer 1937.
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Jesse Wallace was promoted to lieutenant commander on October 13,1937, and then took part in the training exercises, tactics, and fleet problems.
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Jesse Wallace was detached from Cushing in late May 1940 and ordered to Naval Station Tutuila, American Samoa for duty as attorney general on the staff of Governor, Commander Edward Hanson.
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Jesse Wallace served consecutively in the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy in Washington, DC, under Rear admirals Walter B Woodson and Thomas L Gatch.
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From February to April 1944, Wallace served as counsel to Admiral Thomas C Hart during the Court of Inquiry into the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Jesse Wallace then commanded Eldorado during the amphibious landings on Iwo Jima in February 1945 and Okinawa in April that year and took part in the preparations for the proposed invasion of the Japanese home islands.
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Jesse Wallace was relieved by Captain Murray J Tichenor in late July 1945 and ordered back to the United States.
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Jesse Wallace retired from active duty on July 1,1952, completing 30 years of service and was advanced to the rank of rear admiral on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat.
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Jesse Wallace was buried with full military honors at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery.