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toldittft lying by tty tufc twoth«m daad and tin** wotmdod.I couldn’t biit* rtl*M*d tb* Ja*med gun -by my»tlf- It mu»t bantbiIGoode.Himself who% did it for n Don't worry about me Mother, | co )ut keep on praying foi all of the good church in .Olive Hill to keep on praying | loi Tor us, and to pray that the war will soon be over, and that we can soon be returning home to the ©net we love. Lots of love.Your son(Barnie WallaceThe above letter is from Earnie Wallace to his mother, Mrs. Bel-den Wallace.doinistiwlthbekrle.tohlt;ag:wFIRST PLATOON CO. C”March 4, 1945 BS U(iB J E C T: Citation, P. P. C. f* Earnie E. Wallace, 35200077*TO: C. O., Company C, Destruc-]*1 tion.1. This platoon was attached to Danube Red during the attack on town of (Fortuna, Germany on 2 March 1945.2- The Command Tank of the B platoon, in an advance position, de- T veloped a jammed and separated n round of H. E.3. Private First Class Earnie E. s1 Wallace, 35200077, command tank is dismounted under heavy sniper and machine gun fire to ram out the tlt; projectile from the tube so that tl the tank could continue on its mission at a critical point in the at- ^ tack. a4. Recommend the ‘Bronze Star' for valor for P. F- C. Wallace, (Earnie E., 35200077.5. P. F. C. Wallace has on num*-erous occasions during the days of 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 March shown himself to be directly resourceful and able while accompanying his platoon leader during reconnaissance under artillery fire as well as in towns while under sniper and machine gun fire-Sterling R. Martin,1st Lt., Inf. Approved: Albert L. Waldron, Jr., Capt., Inf.\ntaI1
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Olive Hill Carter County Herald
Olive Hill, Kentucky, US
Thu, May 17, 1945
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