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Personal info

Full name
GALLAGHER, Robert Bernard
Date of birth
6 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
Hometown
Seattle, Washington

Military service

Service number
39215507
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 2 64

Immediate family

Members
Michael Gallagher (father)
Helen L. Gallagher (mother)
Mary L. Gallagher (sister)
James Gallagher (brother)
Michael F. Gallagher (brother)
Helen J. Gallagher (sister)
Betty L. Gallagher (sister)
June Gallagher (sister)
Elsie Gallagher (sister)
Ann Gallagher (sister)
Catherine Gallagher (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert B. Gallagher was employed by the Mauntain Company mine before he enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 11 November 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Sharon Gallagher