William S. Wallace

William S. Wallace

Infobox Military Person
name=William S. Wallace
born= birth date and age|1946|12|31
died=
placeofbirth= Chicago, Illinois
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=General William S. Wallace
nickname=
serviceyears=1969-present
rank=General
allegiance=flag|United States of America
branch=United States Army
commands=Training and Doctrine Command V Corps 4th Infantry Division
unit=
battles= Vietnam War Iraq War
awards=Legion of Merit (5) Bronze Star
relations=
laterwork=
General William Scott Wallace, USA is the current Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Biography

Wallace was born on December 31, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Louisville Eastern High School in Louisville, Kentucky, graduating in 1965.

Wallace was commissioned in 1969 after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, then qualified as an armor officer before serving in the Vietnam War. After serving in Vietnam, Wallace became a company commander, battalion S-1 (adjutant), and battalion S-3 operations officer with the 82d Airborne Division.

In 1977, he attended the Armor Officer Advanced Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

In 1983, he joined the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany.

As a general officer, he commanded the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and then the Joint Warfighting Center and Director of Joint Training at the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Suffolk, Virginia.

General Wallace assumed command of the V Corps on July 18, 2001. He commanded U.S. ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq until June 14, 2003, when he left to become the commanding general of the Army's Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His replacement in Iraq was Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez.

Wallace assumed command of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on October 13, 2005.

Awards and decorations

Among his awards and decorations are:
*Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
*Combat Infantryman Badge
*Parachutist Badge
*Ranger Tab

External links

* [http://www.tradoc.army.mil/Bio.htm Official Biography]


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