Francis I. Wallace
action as of Dec. 31, 1942, according to a message received by his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Blackney, of North Weymouth, from the War Department.Lt. Wallace graduated from Hopedale High School, class of 1937, being president of his class, and also valedictorian. During his senior year he was president of the Student Council and Athletic Association. After high school Lt. Wallace attended the U.S. Naval Academy and also studied one year at the University of Maine. He was a pledge to the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is a son of the late James and Eva (Hall) Wallace and passed practically his entire life in Hopedale, residing with his grandmother, Mrs. Addie M. Hall, 10 Inman Street, following his parents’ deaths. A letter dated Dec. 11, 1942, was received from Lt. Wallace by Mrs. Hall. Lt. Wallace attended Hopedale High School at the same time the late Corp. Lowell K. Hammond did. Hammond was reported killed May 12, last. The Wallace youth is the first Hopedale boy to be reported missing. He has a brother, James E. Wallace, who this week was made a warrant officer in the navy. Lt. Wallace’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary Winters, was buried yesterday. Milford Daily News, February 5, 1943. Wallace was eventually listed as killed in action, but so far I've been unable to find the newspaper article about that. The National Honor Society at Hopedale High School is named for him. There appears to be an error in the Report of Separation card. It gives his date of enlistment as October 16, 1933. He would have been 14 at that time. I've been told that the part that says "Service terminated - by reason of Flying Deficiency" probably means that he wasn't successful in pilot training and went on to become a bombardier. Veterans Menu HOME |
