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Personal info

Full name
GALOS, Walter Edward
Date of birth
19 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Port Chester, Westchester County, New York
Hometown
Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32238907
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bruyères, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 8 16

Immediate family

Members
Albert J. Galos (father)
Catherine (Gil) Galos (mother)
Michael J. Galos (brother)
Anna R. Galos (sister)
Frank J. Galos (brother)
Bertha Galos (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter E. Galos was employed by the Calco Chemical Division American Cyanamid Company before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 February 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Home News 2 November 1944, 36thID-roster-part-2.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson