Jesse Wallace

Jesse Rink Wallace
Wallace in 1944
Governor of American Samoa
In office July 30, 1940 – August 8, 1940
Preceded by	Edward Hanson
Succeeded by	Laurence Wild
Personal details
Born	(1899-07-17)July 17, 1899 Beardstown, Illinois
Died	January 29, 1961(1961-01-29) (aged 61) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Spouse	Mary Wallace
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy
Occupation	Naval officer
Awards	Legion of Merit
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1922–1952
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	Eldorado Cushing
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Okinawa

Jesse Rink Wallace (July 17, 1899 – January 29, 1961) was a United States Navy Rear admiral and the Governor of American Samoa. He served as governor for a period of only ten days from July 30, 1940, to August 8, 1940.^[1] After his brief time as governor, Wallace served with the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy until August 1944, when he was ordered to the Pacific Theater as commanding officer of the Amphibious command ship Eldorado. He led that ship during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns while serving as flagship of Vice admiral Richmond K. Turner.

Following the war, he became the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1946 to 1949 and later became chief of staff and aide to the commandant of the Ninth Naval District before retiring in 1952.^[2][3]