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Personal info

Full name
GALLOP, Joseph Wesley Jr "Buck"
Date of birth
5 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Addison, Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Addison, Dallas County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38530955
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Rochefort, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph W. Gallop Sr. (father)
Vesta L. (Cook) Gallop (mother)
Effie O. Gallop (sister)
Ila M. Gallop (sister)
LeRoy Gallop (brother)

More information

Joseph Gallop graduated from Richards High School.

He enlisted on 9 July 1943 at Fort Worth, Texas.

Source of information: FOHF, WWIIMemorial.com

Photo source: Frits Kruishaar, Gloria Yager, Allan W Howerton