World War II Honoree

Walter T. Galligan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK, WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, HIS PILOT WINGS, AND COMMISSION AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. LATER THAT SAME YEAR, HE QUALIFIED AS A PILOT IN B-17 AND B-25 BOMBER AIRCRAFT AND IN 1946 COMPLETED JUNIOR STAFF OFFICER COURSE. IN MARCH, 1946, HE DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. BOUND FOR TULLIN AIR BASE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA, WHERE HE BECAME LEGAL OFFICER AND BASE ADJUTANT. FOR SERVICE DURING THE PERIODS OF ELIGIBILITY, HE EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY). A CAREER OFFICER, HE LATER RETIRED AS A LIEUTENANT GENERAL.