The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant George Weed Wallace, United States Army, for most distinguished gallantry on 4 March 1900, while serving with 9th Infantry, in action at Tinuba, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With another officer and a native Filipino, Second Lieutenant Wallas was shot at from an ambush, the other officer falling severely wounded. Second Lieutenant Wallace fired in the direction of the enemy, put them to rout, removed the wounded officer from the path, returned to the town, a mile distant, and summoned assistance from his command.