Exhibit Gallery
Photograph of the USS YMS-247 taken by Mrs. Katherine D. Wallace while in transit from New Orleans, LA, to Southport, NC, 1943.
Photograph of Officers Walter L. Wallace, Sr., Dan Logan, and Frank Mason (from left to right) aboard the USS YMS 247, Norfolk, VA, 1943.
Handwritten reminiscence about D-Day composed by Walter L. Wallace, Sr., late 1980s.
Clock from USS YMS-247 used during Operation Neptune on June 5, 1945.
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.
Photograph of George Hammer, appearing in the Reveille, MSU’s yearbook, 1938.
Naval Uniform Cap belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., ca. 1950s.
American Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace, ca. 1944-1945.
European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace, ca. 1944-1945.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal belonging to Walter Wallace, ca. 1944-1945.
World War II Medal belonging to Walter Wallace, ca. 1944-1945.
Naval Officer’s Dress Uniform Sword belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., ca. 1944-1945.
Band Letter from the Famous Maroon Band belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., 1938.
Commissioning pennant of USS YSM-247 and Dog Tags belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., 1943.
MSU Graduation Program belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., 1939.
KA-BAR Knife belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., 1942.
Naval Officer's Dress Uniform Belt belonging to Walter L. Wallace, Sr., 1942.
Photograph of then-Midshipman Walter L. Wallace, Sr., at Naval Officer Candidate School, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1942.
Photograph of Nate Martin (Nashville, TN), Officer 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 exploded during the first several days of Operation Neptune, 1944.
Appointment of Walter L. Wallace, Sr., to rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, 1954.
Top Secret US Navy orders for USS YMS-247 for Operation Neptune, June 5-6, 1945.
D-Day story about Gen. Omar Bradley and the minesweepers written by John Landrum, nephew of Walter L. Wallace, Sr., June 6, 1944.