Comments regarding Sergeant Royce V. WALLACE

Information compiled from various sources.

Military related information:

Service Number -1390210

Company L, Platoon Not Known

Enroute to France; Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Royce V Wallace
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey

Address: 2317 N Keeler, Av
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Father: Alvin Wallace
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132 Inf
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: 1390210
Notes: Company "L" 132nd Infantry USNG

Killed in action at Verdun, October 13, 1918, by gun shot, buried at Bois-de-Fays. Map Dun-sur-Meuse, Approx 3117-2843. Next of kin, Mrs Minnie Wallace mother, 2317 North Keeler Ave, Chicago. Repatriated on U.S.A.T. SOMME sailed 23 June 1921; Antwerp enroute Hoboken, N.J.

Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Tx: Private. Enlisted 14 Aug 1917. - Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. Transferred to Company G 132nd INF per RSO#48 dtd 22 Feb 1918; returned to Company L (date unknown) - Company L Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. Corporal per RSO#111 dtd 10 May 1918. - Company L Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. - Company L Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. - Company L Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Sergeant. - Company L Personnel Report 16 October 1918: KIA. Killed 13 October 1918.

Remains return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Royce V. Wallace
Departure Date: 23 Jun 1921
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey

Arrival Date: 7 Jul 1921
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Ship: SOMME
Military Unit: Co. L, 132nd Inf.
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 1390210

Cited for gallantry in action by General Pershing and General Bell. The Silver Star Medal is the United States’ third highest award exclusively for combat valor. The Silver Star was not established as an individual medal until July 19, 1932. At that time, veterans of World War I who had been cited for “gallantry in action” and awarded the “Citation Star” were, based upon specific criteria, authorized to request issuance of the Silver Star Medal in lieu of the earlier ribbon device.


Silver Star Medal

Purple Heart
October 1918
Personnel Report

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

 

Biographical:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Royce V Wallace
Age: 1
Birth Date: Jan 1899
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Memphis, Scotland, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Alven E Wallace
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Menne M Wallace
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Alven E Wallace 29
Menne M Wallace 25
Atha Irene Wallace 5
Rex R Wallace 3
Royce V Wallace 1
Marion Riney 25

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Royce V Wallace
Age in 1910: 11
Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 24, Cook, Illinois
Street: Wrightwood
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Alvin E Wallace
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Minnie M Wallace
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Alvin E Wallace 39 Head
Minnie M Wallace 37 Wife
Atha I Wallace 15 Daughter
Rex R Wallace 13 Son
Royce V Wallace 11 Son
Verne Wallace 4 Son

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Alvin Wallace - Royce's father
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Keeler Avenue
House Number: 2317
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Minnie Wallace
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Electrical Eng
Industry: Sanitary Dist
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Alvin Wallace 49 Head
Minnie Wallace 46 Wife
Vern Wallace 14 Son
Zeta Wallace 8 Daughter
Harold Wallace 2 Son

American Soldiers of World War I
Name: Royce V Wallace
Estimated Residence Year: Abt 1917
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Death Year: 1918
Cause of Death: Killed in Action
Rank: Sergeant
Military Branch: US Army

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index
Name: Royce V Wallace
Company: L
Unit: 132 INF
War: World War I
War Years: 1914-1920
Cemetery: ELMWOOD
Burial Place: Cook, Illinois

Volume: 1
Page: 262
Record Source: 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor (War Veteran Burials)

Find A Grave
SGT Royce V. Wallace
BIRTH 1899
Illinois, USA
DEATH 1918 (aged 18–19) France
BURIAL Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum
River Grove, Cook County, Illinois

Miscellaneous:

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: Royce Vivian Wallace
Event Type: Military Service
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Chicago, Ill
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1899
Death Date: 13 Oct 1918

- 1920 Census shows additional siblings.

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