Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Gallagher Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1060TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A RADIO OPERATOR, MECHANIC, GUNNER IN CHINA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, LUZON AND WESTERN PACIFIC. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, OVERSEAS BAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.