World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Blaine H. Galstad
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westby, Wisconsin
Honored By
Philip Alan Thompson
Relationship
Grandson
AT THE OUTSET OF WWII WAS IN THE LAST HORSE-MOUNTED U.S. CAVALRY, THE 2ND AND 13TH U.S. CAVALRY AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS. SERVED IN EUROPE AND WAS WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE BY GERMAN MACHINE GUN FIRE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.