Marine Sgt. Wallace was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was part of a dismounted patrol when he was killed by an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations. David was a 2002 graduate of Sharpsville High School in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania where he was a lineman on the football team. He joined the Marines on September 23, 2002 under the buddy system with a friend. It was no surprise when he did enlist because he had been talking about it since the 10th grade when recruiters came to his school. He looked forward to the challenge that the Marines offered and wanted to excel in whatever he did. David was deployed twice to Iraq (2004 and 2005), again in 2007 and 2008, and then to Afghanistan in November 2008. He also served in Bangladesh, Dubai and other parts of the world. When he re-enlisted, he had a more challenging job as a combat engineer. He was involved in building an air base and helped construct a training village in Iraq, but his main duties were identifying, removing and exploding IEDs, conducting searches, working on vehicles and construction projects. His awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with a bronze star in lieu of a second award, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with a bronze star in lieu of a second award, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. David was a dedicated Marine who was looking forwarding to coming back home to his wife, Erica, his step-son age 5 years whom he considered his son, and a 2 year old daughter. He loved football, wrestling, hunting and fishing – a jokester and goofball who always had everyone laughing. His friends remember him as a good friend and all around good guy who would do anything for you. David was proud to be a Marine and looked forward to doing his job each and every day – a Marine through and through.
Marine Sgt. Wallace was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was part of a dismounted patrol when he was killed by an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations. David was a 2002 graduate of Sharpsville High School in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania where he was a lineman on the football team. He joined the Marines on September 23, 2002 under the buddy system with a friend. It was no surprise when he did enlist because he had been talking about it since the 10th grade when recruiters came to his school. He looked forward to the challenge that the Marines offered and wanted to excel in whatever he did. David was deployed twice to Iraq (2004 and 2005), again in 2007 and 2008, and then to Afghanistan in November 2008. He also served in Bangladesh, Dubai and other parts of the world. When he re-enlisted, he had a more challenging job as a combat engineer. He was involved in building an air base and helped construct a training village in Iraq, but his main duties were identifying, removing and exploding IEDs, conducting searches, working on vehicles and construction projects. His awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with a bronze star in lieu of a second award, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with a bronze star in lieu of a second award, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. David was a dedicated Marine who was looking forwarding to coming back home to his wife, Erica, his step-son age 5 years whom he considered his son, and a 2 year old daughter. He loved football, wrestling, hunting and fishing – a jokester and goofball who always had everyone laughing. His friends remember him as a good friend and all around good guy who would do anything for you. David was proud to be a Marine and looked forward to doing his job each and every day – a Marine through and through.
