CAPTAIN JOHN G. WALLACE (then Lieutenant Junior Grade), United States Navy. For extraordinary heroism while serving aboard the U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area on November 12 and 13, 1942. Although he had sustained serious burns when a hostile plane crashed in flames upon his station, Lieutenant (junior grade) Wallace, despite acute pain and waning strength, fought tirelessly to combat the ensuing fire and administered first aid to other wounded personnel until he lost consciousness. His gallant spirit of self-sacrifice, maintained above and beyond the call of duty, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Services.

Commander Jack Wallace, USNR enrolled his deceased father, Captain John Wallace, NC into the Legion of Valor in 2003.