World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Gallagher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JANUARY 28, 1943 UNTIL JANUARY 5, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 866TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION. SAW ACTION IN NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LUZON AND JAPAN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION.