NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Earl F. Wallace, 92, of New Smyrna Beach poses in his dining room Oct. 23, 2009, holding a uniformed photo of himself as a Coast Guard commissioned officer during World War II. Wallace enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1935 at the age of 17 and was an original plankowner of Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet in New Smyrna when it was stood up in 1939. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson.