World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frank Cortez Galvan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gilroy, California
Honored By
James F. Galvan
Relationship
Son
STAFF SERGEANT IN COMPANY B, 184TH INFANTRY, CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD THAT FIRST WAS MOBILIZED AS PART OF THE 40TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FEBRUARY 3, 1941. REASSIGNED TO THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AUGUST 27, 1943. KILLED IN ACTION DECEMBER 19, 1944, DURING THE ASSAULT ON LEYTE ISLAND IN THE PROMISED LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.