, ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁Man it ou ▁Spr ings ▁High ▁School ▁( Man it ou ▁High ▁School ) ▁there . ▁He ▁received ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁at ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁following ▁gradu ation ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Wal lace ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Basic ▁School ▁at ▁Marine ▁Bar ra cks ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁spent ▁almost ▁six ▁months ▁there ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁A viation . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida ▁one ▁month ▁later ▁and ▁entered ▁Naval ▁av i ator ▁training . ▁However , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁av iation ▁service ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Bar ra cks ▁at ▁Par ris ▁Island ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Marine ▁Brigade ▁under ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁John ▁H . ▁Russell ▁Jr . ▁and ▁sa iled ▁for ▁H ait i . ▁He ▁spent ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁with ▁fighting ▁the ▁C ac os ▁reb els ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁next