▁H ew itt . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁but ▁now ▁to ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Pl ans ▁and ▁Pol ic ies . ▁Within ▁this ▁assignment , ▁Wal lace ▁made ▁an ▁observation ▁tour ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁England . ▁Following ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Marine ▁Division ▁at ▁Camp ▁P end leton , ▁California , ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁division ▁staff ▁for ▁another ▁observation ▁duty ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K w aj ale in ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁and ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁ 8 th ▁Marine ▁Regiment ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁Mar ines ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁Hawai i , ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁Marian as ▁Islands ▁Camp aign . ▁Wal lace ▁led ▁his ▁regiment ▁ash ore ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sa ip an ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁It ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁Sa ip an , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Chal an ▁K ano a ▁village . ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁Mar ines ▁assault ed ▁the ▁beach ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁later ▁helped ▁seized ▁the ▁a irst rip ▁in ▁Chal an ▁K ano a . ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁Mar ines ▁under ▁Wal lace ' s ▁command ▁later ▁attacked ▁the ▁Japanese ▁positions