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Jesse Rink Wallace (July 17, 1899 – January 29, 1961) was a
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
Captain 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. Wallace was born in
Beardstown, Illinois Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,951 at the 2020 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15. Geography Beardstown is located at (40.012189, -90.428711) on ...
on July 17, 1899. On June 20, 1918, Wallace was appointed to the
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from
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. After his brief time as governor, Wallace became the chief of staff of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1946 to 1949. He later became chief of staff to the commandant of the
Ninth Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...
. Wallace retired in 1952 and died on January 29, 1961; he was buried at the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Jesse Rink 1899 births 1961 deaths Governors of American Samoa United States Navy officers United States Naval Academy alumni Burials at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery People from Beardstown, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois