USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Captain Wallace L. Lind (1887–1940), who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I. Wallace L. Lind was laid down on 14 February 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 14 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Wallace L. Lind, widow of Captain Lind; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 8 September 1944, with Commander G. DeMetropolis in command.