World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jay Clark Galvin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Peoria, Illinois
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
GRADUATED FROM WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY IN ALTON, ILLINOIS. ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN MARCH, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE AS A WAIST GUNNER ABOARD B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBERS. BASED IN ENGLAND, HIS UNIT WAS ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN STRATEGIC BOMBING OF TARGETS ON THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE, MAINLY IN GERMANY. FLEW 28 MISSIONS AND HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN 3 TIMES. CONTINUED IN RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED.