World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Nicoll F. Galbraith
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Honored By
The Galbraith family
HE WAS A SENIOR STAFF OFFICER (G-4) TO GENERAL JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT DURING THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND WAS CAPTURED ON CORREGIDOR IN MAY, 1942. HE SPENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AS A JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR AND WAS RELEASED BY A U.S. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES TEAM IN MUKDEN, MANCHURIA IN AUGUST, 1945. HIS MANY AWARDS INCLUDED THE SILVER STAR AND LEGION OF MERIT.