Jesse Wallace

Jesse Rink Wallace
Wallace in 1944
Governor of American Samoa
In office
July 30, 1940 – August 8, 1940
Preceded byEdward Hanson
Succeeded byLaurence Wild
Personal details
Born(1899-07-17)July 17, 1899
Beardstown, Illinois
DiedJanuary 29, 1961(1961-01-29) (aged 61)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placeUnited States Naval Academy Cemetery
SpouseMary Wallace
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
OccupationNaval officer
AwardsLegion of Merit
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Years of service1922–1952
Rank Rear admiral
CommandsEldorado
Cushing
Battles/warsWorld War II

Jesse Rink Wallace (July 17, 1899 – January 29, 1961) was a United States Navy Rear admiral and the Governor of American Samoa. He served as governor for a period of only ten days from July 30, 1940, to August 8, 1940.[1] After his brief time as governor, Wallace served with the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy until August 1944, when he was ordered to the Pacific Theater as commanding officer of the Amphibious command ship Eldorado. He led that ship during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns while serving as flagship of Vice admiral Richmond K. Turner.

Following the war, he became the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1946 to 1949 and later became chief of staff and aide to the commandant of the Ninth Naval District before retiring in 1952.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sorensen, Stan (11 August 2006). "Historical Notes" (PDF). Tapuitea. I (20). Government of American Samoa: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nothelfer, Sarah (5 March 2010). "Saginaw Bygone Days for March 5". Mlive.com. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Naval Center Commissioning Rites March 9 – The Times Herald, 3 March 1950, Friday, Page 1". newspapers.com. newspapers.com archive Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.