| 1895/01/13 |
Margaret Vance Noble Wallace, wife of Henry Lane Wallace, gives birth to a son, William Noble Wallace, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. |
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General Lew Wallace Study and Museum |
Crawfordsville, IN |
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| 1910/00/00 |
After graduating from Indianapolis Public Schools, William "Tee" Noble Wallace attends The Hill School in Pottstown. |
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The Hill School, Pottstown |
Pottstown, PA |
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| 1916/06/17 |
Tee Wallace leaves Yale and enlist in the American Field Ambulance Service with the French Army. Wallace will be attached Section One until 27 November 1916. |
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Yale University |
New Haven, CT |
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| 1916/07/00 |
Tee Wallace drives ambulances in the American Field Service Section One. His unit will be awarded the French Croix-de-Guerre with palm and the Fourragere for Souville-Tavanne. Remains of Fort Souville are near Fleury-devant-Douaumont. |
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Verdun Forts Circuit |
Verdun |
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Battle of Verdun |
| 1916/09/00 |
Dmbulance driver Tee Wallace writes an account of his experience "in the woods, overlooking Rampont, between Sainte-Menehould and Verdun" and being near intense fighting at Le Mort Homme and Hill 304. |
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Verdun Forts Circuit |
Verdun |
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Battle of Verdun |
| 1917/06/00 |
After returning to Yale in December of 1916, William Noble Wallace completes his senior year with an AB and graduates. |
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| 1917/07/05 |
William "Tee" Wallace enlist in the United States Marine Corps. |
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| 1917/08/27 |
William Noble Wallace is appointed Second Lieutenant, Quantico, Virginia, attached 34th Company, 1st Replacement Battalion. |
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Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District |
Marine Corps Base, Quantico |
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| 1917/11/00 |
William Noble Wallace graduates at the top of his class from the Officers' Training School at Quantico, Virginia. |
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Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District |
Marine Corps Base, Quantico |
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| 1918/02/00 |
First Replacement Battalion and 2nd Lt William Wallace set sail for France on the USS VON STEUBEN (lost). After landing at Brest, they will move immediately to the training area near Chatillon. |
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| 1918/06/11 |
After completing Army School at Gondrecourt, Tee Wallace is attached to French Division, 83d Company, 6th Regiment. They will move onto Chateau Thierry. |
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Chateau-Thierry |
Hauts-de-France |
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| 1918/07/17 |
American Second Lt Tee Wallace leads his platoon over the top of a hill during fighting at Belleau Woods. |
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery |
Belleau |
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| 1918/07/19 |
A piece of high explosive hits Wallace as he leads his men in the attack on Vierzy. Tee is evacuated to Base Hospital No 43. His regiment is cited by the French for this action and his company is awarded Croix-de-Guerre with Palm. |
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Vierzy, l'Aisne |
Hauts-de-France |
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Battle of Soissons (1918) |
| 1918/09/06 |
William Wallace is promoted to first lieutenant. However, communications at the front being what they were, he will never learn of his promotion. |
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| 1918/10/07 |
Tee Wallace rejoins his command for the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He is appointed Battalion Scout Officer. |
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Meuse-Argonne Offensive |
| 1918/10/08 |
Wallace's company is withdrawn for replacement, but Wallace stays. Offering his sketching ability, he volunteers to reconnoiter the front line. |
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| 1918/10/09 |
After mapping enemy positions on the front line, William Wallace, in the early dawn, heads to HQ on Blanc Mont Ridge and is killed by shell fire. He is buried between Saint-Etienne-a-Arnes and Sommepy-Tahure, Marne. |
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Sommepy American Monument |
Sommepy-Tahure |
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| 1918/11/11 |
Germany formally surrenders at 11:00 am. Belligerents agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace are negotiated. |
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| 1918/12/00 |
Tee posthumously receives an American Field Service Medal with letter from the French Ministry of War, a Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and a Navy Cross. His Marine regiment received the French fourragere. |
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