- 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
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laterwork=
General William Scott Wallace, USA is the current Commanding General,United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) atFort Monroe ,Virginia .Biography
Wallace was born on
December 31 ,1946 , inChicago, Illinois . He attended Louisville Eastern High School inLouisville, Kentucky , graduating in1965 .Wallace was commissioned in
1969 after graduating from theUnited States Military Academy at West Point, then qualified as an armor officer before serving in theVietnam War . After serving in Vietnam, Wallace became a company commander, battalion S-1 (adjutant ), and battalionS-3 operations officer with the 82d Airborne Division.In 1977, he attended the
Armor Officer Advanced Course at Fort Knox,Kentucky , and theNaval 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 andDirector 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 the2003 invasion of Iraq untilJune 14 ,2003 , when he left to become the commanding general of the Army's Combined Arms Center atFort 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) atFort 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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