Exhibit Gallery
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Photograph of the USS YMS-247 taken by Mrs. Walter Wallace while in transit from New Orleans, LA, to Southport, N.C. 1945.
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Photograph of Walter L. Wallace, Sr., Dan Logan, and Frank Mason (from left to right) aboard the USS YMS 247, Norfolk, VA. ca. 1940s.
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Handwritten reminiscence about D-Day composed by Walter L. Wallace, Sr. undated.
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Clock from USS YMS-247 set to the time marking the start of Operation Neptune on June 6, 1945. undated.
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Photograph of Walter L. Wallace, Sr., appearing in the Reveille, MSU’s yearbook. 1939.
Photograph of Kenny Wise appearing in the Reveille, MSU’s yearbook. 1939.
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Photograph of George Hammer appearing in the Reveille, MSU’s yearbook. 1938.
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Naval Uniform Cap belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. ca. 1940s.
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American Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace. undated.
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European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace. undated.
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace. undated.
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World War II Medal belonging to Walter Wallace. undated.
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Naval Officer’s Sword belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. ca. 1940s.
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Band Letter from the Famous Maroon Band belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. 1938.
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Commissioning pennant of USS YSM-247 and Dog Tags belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. ca. 1940s.
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KA-BAR Knife belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. ca. 1940s.
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Military Uniform Belt belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr. ca. 1940s.
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Photograph of (then) Midshipman Walter L. Wallace, Sr. at Naval Officer Candidate School. 1942.
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Photograph of Sailors Nate Martin (Nashville, TN), Frank Mason (Columbus, OH), Commanding Officer Walter L. Wallace, Sr. (Kosciusko, MS), and Walsh (first name unknown; New York, NY) on board the USS YMS-247 off the coast of Normandy. The swastikas on the smokestack behind them record the number of German mines that the ship had successfully swept out of the way. 1945.
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Appointment of Walter L. Wallace, Sr., to rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. 1954.
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Official United States Navy orders for USS YMS-247 for Operation Neptune, or D-Day, housed within a scrapbook also containing images of Walter Wallace, Sr., and others. 1945.
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D-Day story about Gen. Omar Bradley and the minesweepers written by John Landrum, nephew of Walter L. Wallace, Sr. undated.