World War II Honoree

Anthony J. Galietta

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Patricia Galietta

Relationship

Daughter

HE ENLISTED APRIL 17, 1944. WAS DISCHARGED MAY 1, 1946. SERVED IN 351ST BOMB GROUP, 509TH SQUADRON. RECEIVED UNIT CITATION. SERVED AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER. EUROPEAN THEATRES OF OPERATION; ENGLAND. PARTICIPATED IN 6 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AND 4 MISSION TO PARIS, PICKING UP RETURNING PRISONERS OF WAR. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE NEW YORK STATE MEDAL FOR MERIT.